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Originally Posted by alum
I am not fond of this trend of pushing the mandatory cut-off earlier and earlier in the school year. Every state has different cut-off ages. Some areas even have cut-off ages determined by town/city school systems.
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Umm, to my knowledge ALL cut-offs are determined by the school system, not the state. Everyone I was talking about in my example went to school in Pennsylvania and all their cut-offs were different.
My mom was double promoted (I realize this is back in horse and buggy days) from I think 4th to 6th grade because her grades were so good. They weren't by the time she was in high school. Lots of kids that are super smart or mature when they're younger tend to, umm, level out when they get older. Not to mention, if you're talking about a boy, they reach their physical maturity later than girls as a rule and starting them to school early can really come back and bite them during adolescence (when they're 5 feet tall and their friends are all 6 feet).
Honestly, what's the hurry??
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