I feel your pain. My ds just turned 6 and missed K cutoff for last year. Sigh. I think there is no perfect. He is very bored academically but doing fantastic socially (and he had always been a follower /sensitive kid) . So we see his self -confidence soaring. BTW: both my ds and his bf can't ride bikes without training wheels (ugh...we're trying) OR tie their own shoes. As far as a skip: my ds is well -beyond first grade curriculum also - and I KNOW he couldn't emotionally handle 2nd or 3rd grade!
I would look at:
Do you think his experience in K is harming him emotionally?
How are his fine motor skills?
How will the gifted program change if he enrolled in K vs 1st?
We chose to spend last year with s lot of hands-on home "enrichment". It was awesome....and now that he's in school five days a week - we both really miss that time we had.
Last edited by Evemomma; 09/13/12 08:10 AM.
