• jpreston2005@lemmy.world
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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.