[qs mom]

I too struggled with this question. My son has a late summer birthday. He is one of the youngest in his class.

I opted to send him. He was bored in pre-K. He knew his alphabet, numbers, shapes, colors, could verbally spell his name and crudely write his name. Emotionally, maybe he could have been left back.

The problem was, that he learned things a little quicker than the other kids. So, he was bored, became disruptive. I felt he would become more disruptive if I kept him back. His pre-school teachers thought that he was ready academically, but not emotionally. I agreed, but sent him anyway. He did ok.

What is the motivation of the pre-school teachers? Is it for your son? Or for their enrollment?