janinegirly
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This was a topic on 60 Minutes last night, and always a hot topic on the mommy forums.
The whole thing is new to me, and it rubs me the wrong way. I understand the purpose for those who have legitimate reaons to be held back a year, but we are seeing a trend of parents doing it just to have their child be advantaged (or a perception of advantage). It's Keeping Up with the Joneses Kindergarten style!
I have girls so apparently it's less of an issue, but still... why should my little girls, who have fall birthdays, be over a year younger than those in their classes? And if that makes a parent feel like they should hold back just so their kid is the same age as the others (ie not to be advantaged, just to be equal)..then we all will have a bunch of kids at a grade level that is not in sync with their intelectuall capabilities - how sad that we are holding kids back who are ready and anxious to learn!
Curious to hear what others think, especially those with kids in school now who were born just before cut offs, but did not hold back...
The whole thing is new to me, and it rubs me the wrong way. I understand the purpose for those who have legitimate reaons to be held back a year, but we are seeing a trend of parents doing it just to have their child be advantaged (or a perception of advantage). It's Keeping Up with the Joneses Kindergarten style!
I have girls so apparently it's less of an issue, but still... why should my little girls, who have fall birthdays, be over a year younger than those in their classes? And if that makes a parent feel like they should hold back just so their kid is the same age as the others (ie not to be advantaged, just to be equal)..then we all will have a bunch of kids at a grade level that is not in sync with their intelectuall capabilities - how sad that we are holding kids back who are ready and anxious to learn!
Curious to hear what others think, especially those with kids in school now who were born just before cut offs, but did not hold back...