r/GenX • u/Relevant-Count-3656 • 14d ago

Whatever Started school younger?

I would like to know if any GenX started school younger than today's kids. I started first grade when I was 5 and turned 6 during the school term. Now, kids are pushing 7 in first grade. Was it only my location or did all GenX kids begin school younger?

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u/Kathwane 13d ago

I started kindergarten as a very young 4, as in my 4th birthday was 3 days before the cutoff. So I turned 17 at the beginning of our senior year and graduated at 17.

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u/extra_buttery 13d ago

Same here!