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My son is in the 11th grade, and I struggled for several years about whether to hold him back. Eventually I let others convince me to let him pass or fail on his own. I did do everything else possible to help him (IEP, meds, tutor, my time, testing, best teachers, etc, etc). He is a good kid. But he is handicapped further because I did not do what I knew I should have-- retain him a grade to have more time to master concepts and mature. Gather all the advice you need, but in the end, DO NOT minimize what you know in your heart is right for your child. If you feel like it's what he needs, do it early, and don't let anyone talk you out of it. It is FAR better to master 4th or 5th grade well - academic concepts as well as social ones - than to have him suffer the consequences of never being able to grasp the concepts well, but just make it, like my son did.
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