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DYK for September
| Tue, 09-01-2009 - 12:17am |
DYK Thread for September
**For those uncertain to what a DYK thread is......**
DYK stands for Did You Know or Do You Know
It is simply a chit chat thread where every thought is written in sentences and each sentences starts with the initials DYK---it is fun, entertaining and a great way to meet the board members
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The cut-off was Dec 31 when I started school, so even with a December birthday, I still made it...I was 4 when I started K. There were a few girls younger than me..one close friend.
When my brother started 6 years after me, the cut-off was Nov 30, but he made it with a Nov birthday. In 2nd grade, my stepmom had him held back (even though he had the grades--he did have immaturity due to ADHD even though nobody knew of ADHD until he was a teenager) so that her son would be a grade higher than him.
I went to all-day K.
I was academically ready all through school, but I was definitely not mature enough to start college at 17. I didn't turn 18 until I was in finals my first semester.
There are a few girls with October & November birthdays...in fact, of her closest friends (the girls), Aly is the youngest. But in Kindergarten, in her class (not the whole Kindergarten, though), she was the oldest girl by 2 days. There were 4 boys that turned 6 before she did.
Adult maturity differs also.
I didn't go away, I commuted; and I was grounded enough (or wallflower enough..lol) to not be trapped in the pitfalls of partying/independence, etc. I just wasn't mature enough to handle adult classes (not content, but expectations...essay tests and stuff like that).
I know of a lot of people my age (regardless of being 17 or 18 or even 19) that fell into the partying lifestyle and didn't make it through college. I was lucky enough not to.
and you mentioned something else earlier (about crazy reasons for being held back).
Um, yeah, she was like that..still is.
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