It isn't an academic edge that most of the people here hold their kids back for--it is sports. The older, bigger boys are better at football against the schools who do not redshirt.
No, here in the US we are only allowed to hold our children back, not allow them to advance forward!
This is where the "logic" of the edumacators breaks down:
Q: Little Johnny, age 5, can read at a 3rd grade level and do multiplication problems with re-numbering. Could we maybe let him skip K and go to 1st grade? Here is the evidence showing he can do this stuff.
A: IMPOSSIBLE! His social development will be negatively impacted by the lack of age-peer interactions!!
AND
Q: Little Jimmy, age 5, will attend K when he's 6 so he can still play HS football when he's 19. Is that okay?
A: Of course!
Okay, so this post is rather, emm, biting, but seriously...what is the official reason for not worrying about age-peer interactions when a 6-year-old is thrown in with a bunch of younger kids??
Val
