• RunningInRVA@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Well at age 7 they would be entering first grade. The younger child is 5. It’s not good that these kids hadn’t been to any kind of school, but they were still on the young side of being required to. My take anyhow.

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        omg “Age minus 5”

        there have been times in my life where I’ve encountered children and I just… no idea what grade they’re in or supposed to be in. My ex-wife made fun of me once because of it.

        I’m going to lock this little rule inside my brain and next time I encounter a child of known age, I’m gonna belt it out: “OH YOU’RE 10? HOW’S THE FIFTH GRADE?” and feel like a king

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          Also keep in mind thats usually when they start, so latter in the year it may be 6 difference.

          IE, A High School senior (12th grade) starts at 17, but probably ends at 18.

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            Can also vary regionally. Grew up in Cali, basically everyone started kindergarten at 5 years old. Moved to Oregon during high school and everyone was almost a year older than me. Found out it’s because they generally started kindergarten at 6.

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      They were both school age. 5 years old is kindergarten.

      These children were being hidden and no one was looking for them. It’s incredibly sad.