So, I want to say that I understand what it's like to post a thread and have everyone kinda pile on and disagree with you. It's not so fun. You did post, though, and you did express that you had mixed feelings, so you sort of put yourself out there for comment. I *was* going to ask about your goals, actually, and this

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I want her to be showing her stuff clearly by the start of Fall so that they place her in the 1st-2nd classroom, not the K-1st room again.

is quite understandable. I want my DS5 to have some stuff down before fall as well for similar reasons. However, you did seem a little...I don't know, like maybe it might be helpful to get some perspective. It can be really helpful to hear from parents who have older kids of similar personalities.