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I, my GF, and several other friends graduated high school at 17, my cousin graduated with he was 16 (but he skipped a year). I have done well for myself and my cousin has done better.
Today I learned that a kid was going to graduate at 20 or after. That was a little of a shock. Looking up the statistics, it seems that the average kid now graduates at 19?
Is this too old? How do you think it affects their ability to "make it in life" graduating this late?
My kids will turn 19 soon after graduation. I figured that made more sense than having them leave for college at 17. I don't see why graduating at 19 would have any effect on their ability to "make it in life." Why would it?
My kids will turn 19 soon after graduation. I figured that made more sense than having them leave for college at 17. I don't see why graduating at 19 would have any effect on their ability to "make it in life." Why would it?
That is what I am asking.... Just seems a little late to me.
A lot of states have moved the Kindergarten cut off to much earlier in the year over the last several years. In some cases to mid or even early summer. That means kids born in August, say, turn 19 soon after graduation because they turned 6 very early in Kindergarten.
Also, many parents hold their kids (especially boys) out for an extra year for sports reasons. They're bigger and stronger than the other kids that way.
Most people are 17-18 still, but some are 19 if they started late or repeated a grade for any reason. A 20 year old graduating from HS could be a combination of things, including being in a special ed program. It's certainly not the norm anywhere in the USA.
A lot of states have moved the Kindergarten cut off to much earlier in the year over the last several years. In some cases to mid or even early summer. That means kids born in August, say, turn 19 soon after graduation because they turned 6 very early in Kindergarten.
Also, many parents hold their kids (especially boys) out for an extra year for sports reasons. They're bigger and stronger than the other kids that way.
I, my GF, and several other friends graduated high school at 17, my cousin graduated with he was 16 (but he skipped a year). I have done well for myself and my cousin has done better.
Today I learned that a kid was going to graduate at 20 or after. That was a little of a shock. Looking up the statistics, it seems that the average kid now graduates at 19?
Is this too old? How do you think it affects their ability to "make it in life" graduating this late?
A lot of states have moved the Kindergarten cut off to much earlier in the year over the last several years. In some cases to mid or even early summer. That means kids born in August, say, turn 19 soon after graduation because they turned 6 very early in Kindergarten.
Also, many parents hold their kids (especially boys) out for an extra year for sports reasons. They're bigger and stronger than the other kids that way.
I don't know the rules in other states but I'm sure you're familiar with Pennsylvania's rules on athletic eligibility. In addition to a limit of eight semesters once you have started 9th grade, you can't play high school sports once you have turned 19.
There is a very low percentage of students in Pennsylvania who are 19 by the time they graduate. All three of my children wer 18. The youngest turned 10 in November of her freshmen year; the other two turned 19 in the spring of their freshmen year.
There's not that much of a difference between a 17 year and 19 year old, on average.
I agree. And some 17 year old are very mature and some are immature and some 19 year olds are very mature and some are immature. It all balances out.
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