Originally Posted by Iucounu
6. The teacher's hesitant to recommend pull-outs for anything, even math, because she would like DS6 to stay with his peer group as much as possible, and he would stick out like an even sorer thumb in third grade (his current classroom already has some kids two years older, and he's on the young side at six with a July birthday, and is not on the large side for his age). This makes me wonder what sort of full-contact math they're practicing in higher grades. smile

LOL - my ds8 sounds like yours - he has a June birthday, so is pretty young for his grade (3rd) - and he IS the smallest kid in his grade. However, he has managed to survive that full contact math in the next grade up for the past couple of years - must be the padding and helmet we make him wear when he goes to math wink