I would take a close look at all the variables in the K-1st grade you are looking at (teacher, curriculum, classmates, recess, day length, etc). For our HG+ kid, K was actually pretty fun. More open ended, flexible, dynamic, with a very fun high energy young male teacher. There were a fair number of early readers in the class (although most plateaued just ahead of grade level).
1st was very rigid and structured and didn't do much for kids ahead of the curve. We ended up pulling out totally and homeschooling for 2nd (Now would be going into 3rd grade). We might have had success for a bit longer had we gone to K and then pushed to skipped 1st.
Edit to say that our son was also an "old" kindergartner (October birthday).
Last edited by kimck; 07/09/09 02:32 PM.
