is it ok to be 14 in 8th grade?

yeah i started the same age as you! i was 14 in 8th too~!~

Since each state has a different day that you must be 5 by in order to be in Kindergarten, there will be different ages for different grades, especially depending on the state.

When I taught 8th grades, most kids having birthdays were turning 14. Some turned 15 – mostly because their parents had them go to pre-K an extra year. Some only turned 13 in the fall if they had come from another state.

It’s certainly OK, I don’t see anything to make it not ok.

Some people recommend holding a child (especially a male) back a year before he enters kindergarten, so he will do better in comparison to the rest of the class. A couple of families did that in my son’s class–although by the 8th grade, I think the advantage had worn off.

No, absolutely not. Go back and change your birth certificate.

Yes, dear, absolutely. 14 minus 8 equals 6. Most people are 5 in kindergarten, you were 6.

You are absolved. Go and sin no more.

Yeah… Your birthday may be early in the year. My brother is 14 and he just finished 8th grade.

Sure. Lots of people finish high school when they’re 18.

It’s worth noting that older students are often better learners, too. Some parents hold their kids back a year to give them that little benefit.

quite……lots of people get held back in kidnergarden…..as well as there is a b-day cutoff for entry to school, and depending when that cutoff is and when your birthday is you could very well spend the majority of the 8th grade being 14

My son is 14 and going into 8 th grade.

so its just fine

Yep

Yeah, my birthdays on the 14th september so i was always the oldest in the year, I was even oldest in the school once.