[quote=TwinkleToes] UGH Do public schools ever let kids skip K if they are five?
DS's public school (California) did suggest skipping him past K when he was 5, so don't give up hope yet! We decided not to, though, and I'm glad he experienced the excitement of starting K with other kids his age before we pulled him. We just met another friend in our co-op debating whether to start her HG 5 year old in a regular K, and she's decided to for the same reasons as us. The kids will always remember the excitment of the first days/weeks of kindergarten! By the 2nd week, DS had had enough, but truthfully, he would have felt the same way about the 1st grade class, too, and it wouldn't have been nearly as fun.
IMO, we can do so much in terms of enrichment at home anyhow (either the other half of the day or by just pulling them and homeschooling) that I don't think it's a huge deal either way.
There's plenty of time to grade-skip, and you may find (like we did) that better options will come to you when it's time to tackle that issue.
