current and former 8th grader parents

siemom
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:02:32 +0000

My son repeated third grade and now is a 16 year old sophomore at bs - was 15 as a freshman. I am so happy we repeated him; he is still relatively small and definitely still maturing. There are plenty of kids his age and there are many younger, but it does not seem to make any difference except to the individual. For my son - and many other boys I know - another year to mature makes all the difference in the world. Just my two cents!