Hi,
Our dd13 was early entranced to K at very good private pre-school, then made to repeat K rather than enter 1st with the public school because they consider themselves more rigorous than other schools. We tried to reverse this poor decision for two years before we finally gave up and transferred our daughter to the local Catholic school where our son had been early entranced.
Although, we had tried to have our daughter grade advanced at PS, we really did not pursue it for the private school as we believe their curriculum really is more advanced than the PS, but she was offered the grade advance anyway.
It has turned out very well for her. She fell into a class of bright students where high achievement is the social expectation and she has had to work for her success. She was very happy socially at PS with age mates, but has been more challenged by her current peers.
Her personality is such that she will give exactly what is expected in school, no more and no less. Even though she would have been fine socially and received good grades whether or not she skipped 2nd, she is best served by a classroom where the bar is high and she has someone to chase.
