http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/240980/Can-I-have-my-child-repeat-a-grade-even-if-his-performance-in-that-grade-was-satisfactory My son is going to be eight years old in September. Hes going into third grade. He's a bright kid. However majority of kid in his class are at least a year older and those kids get placed into advanced courses. My son is bright but being younger gets overshadowed by the older kids. Can I get him to repeat a grade so that he is at par with the other kids GreatSchools en-us healthy11 As AllReading has already mentioned, grade retention isn't recommended in many cases. I only know of one other bright student whose parents held him back, and their reason was because ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/240980/Can-I-have-my-child-repeat-a-grade-even-if-his-performance-in-that-grade-was-satisfactory?cpage=1#comment_241149 5100.241149 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:32:50 -0700 AllReading Each school district has its own policy on this. You'll need to check with your child's district. Before you do, however, please read the research on grade retention, summarized below ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/240980/Can-I-have-my-child-repeat-a-grade-even-if-his-performance-in-that-grade-was-satisfactory?cpage=1#comment_241006 5100.241006 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:38:30 -0700