<p>I don’t really think size or physical prowess should determine when a child enters school but rather will it deter or encourage the love of learning?</p>
<p>I would repectfully disagree.</p>
<p>I started school when I was four, which was exacerbated because I was small for my age.</p>
<p>In a public school, with large classrooms, it was quite intimidating, not to mention the playground equipment was not made for kids my size.</p>
<p>Since my gross motor skills were not only delayed but poor,<a href=“a%20condition%20which%20didn’t%20exactly%20improve%20with%20time,%20but%20it%20didn’t%20help%20that%20I%20was%20younger%20than%20the%20other%20students”>i</a>* this negatively impacted my ability to keep up, and even though the other kids would sometimes make accommodations for me, it made me feel defective and being bright in the classroom didn’t make up for it.</p>
<p>My older daughter also was very petite and I questioned whether she should enter K or 1st grade, however we found her a private school with mixed grades and a playground that even preschool kids could use.</p>
<p>The teachers ultimately decided she would be considered 1st grade, which worked well as long as she stayed at the small school, however when she was ready to enter 6th grade, the concerns still existed and there was a difficult transition process that lasted until high school graduation and she was able to take a gap year before college.</p>