We are having debates about the best aga that a kid starts elementary school.
Oficially kids go to school between age 6-7. My doughter is exactly 6 years old and I am thinking to send here to school next year because if I send her this year the majority of her classmates will be 7 years old and she will be kind of inferior in this class. Any advice? What do you think? I am aware that she might lose one year but on the otehr hand she might gain more knoledge and be more energic to start the school next year.

regards, lisi

J_9

She's been in kindergarten for 4 years? So, your daughter is 6 years old and has been in kindergarten since she was 2?

I don't know where you live, but where I live kindergarten starts at age 5 or 6. Preschool starts around age 2 or 3.

Fr_Chuck

In our area, the enrollment is for children whose birthdates is from, specific month,day,year to another date. If your childrens birth date fall within those months, you HAVE to enroll them, it is not a optional issue to enroll them. I would check with the local school board.

Altenweg

My son turned 5 the day he started kindergarten. He was in pre-school starting age 3.

You said that your daughter has been in kindergarten for 4 years. Does that mean that she'll attend a 5th year of kindergarten and then begin grade 1 next year, or is she taking a year off?

At this time it might be a good idea for us to ask where you live so that we can better understand your educational system.

logan176

As soon as possible may be too soon. Where I teach, the entering age for kindergarten in 5 years old. Sometimes, students that just make the birthday cut-off may be physically old enough, but not mentally mature enough to cope with the concepts in their current grade. They may struggle throughout their schooling because their peers are always one step ahead.

There's nothing wrong with starting preschool early, not you don't want to start elementary school early. 6 or 7 years old seems kind of late to start school to me. But as others have said, maturity is the key. To do this, you really need to be able to compare them to children in their age bracket.

Carytib

you should send her when she is six so she will be the same age as her classmates

Snowbie

Holy crap!!! I went to kindergarten at 4 years old!!! I say send it at six, besides, It might be fun being youngest in the class!

teacherjenn4

Send her to school soon! I am an elementary teacher of fourth graders. My students are 9-10 years old. I cannot imagine having an 11 or 12 year old. By the time the child graduates high school, they would be 20. Get her enrolled this year!

N0help4u

In my state you HAVE to have your kid in school by the age of 7. They can fine you and even take your kids away if you do not have them in school or home schooling them with an accredited home schooling program by age 7.

Most kids start the first grade at age 6 so I really don't understand your debate because you would be starting her in the second grade for her to be older than the other kids.


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I just caught this on page one.

I am having a hard time believing a school would hold her back so long. They usually push kids through saying they will catch up.
Are you in the USA or what country?
The school should be making accommadations for her to be getting caught up.

Are you working with her at home?

I am having a hard time understanding.
She has been in kindergarten for four years and seven years old.
She has been in kindergarten since four years old?

What is keeping her back?

Why are you concerned about putting her in school because of her age
if you keep holding her back she will be way older than the other kids and I think that would be more of a problem.

jenniepepsi

i THINK (correct me if im wrong) its obvious lisi is not in the US, as we dont refer to it as basic school i dont think.

if you feel that she is ready for basic school, i say go for it. as others have said, if she doesnt do well you can hold her back in the same grade next year.

Olive2Dance

I personally was sent to school when I was 5 instead of 6 (I know yours was 6 vs. 7 but this might still help) I had a very hard time throughout all of gradeschool because of this. It is important that a child gets a chance to be a child. Sending your kid to school when he or she is too young will fallow them thru their lives. I reccomend holding back. But I was also in a different situation being my age was 5 vs. 6. I feel like that might make a difference.