Why you shouldn't redshirt for kindergarten:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Or, don't redshirt because the research shows it doesn't work and can actually backfire.

I guess any understanding of the child development research depends on what your view of the objective of redshirting is. If you conclude that it "doesn't work", you have made an assumption about what the redshirting was meant to accomplish. The research shows that play is essential to the development of executive function and the fact is that that sort of play is a scarce commodity in the Kindergarten of today. So, redshirting gives the child one more year of play. If you view development of executive function as the long-term objective of the parent, then redshirting as an alternative to the current content-driven and structured approach that is today's Kindergarten, the redshirting is supported by the research.

[Anonymous]

Should every child be redshirted? NO. Is it okay to redshirt if the child is immature? YES. I've seen kids who should have been redshirted and were not. I've seen few kids who were redshirted that it did not help.

Kindergarten teacher who has friends who chose not to when they should have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Redshirting is stupid and should be illegal unless the child is retarded

Is your 11th birthday coming up soon, honey?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Should every child be redshirted? NO. Is it okay to redshirt if the child is immature? YES. I've seen kids who should have been redshirted and were not. I've seen few kids who were redshirted that it did not help.

Kindergarten teacher who has friends who chose not to when they should have.

How do you define immature at 5? They are not supposed to be mature at that age. They are still young and part of K. is to gain those skills. Holding back hurt my kid by being with younger kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Should every child be redshirted? NO. Is it okay to redshirt if the child is immature? YES. I've seen kids who should have been redshirted and were not. I've seen few kids who were redshirted that it did not help.

Kindergarten teacher who has friends who chose not to when they should have.

How do you define immature at 5? They are not supposed to be mature at that age. They are still young and part of K. is to gain those skills. Holding back hurt my kid by being with younger kids.

K today is about much more than socialization. It is much more academic. Kids who need to focus on social emotional development for an extra year would do better to repeat PK.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Should every child be redshirted? NO. Is it okay to redshirt if the child is immature? YES. I've seen kids who should have been redshirted and were not. I've seen few kids who were redshirted that it did not help.

Kindergarten teacher who has friends who chose not to when they should have.

How do you define immature at 5? They are not supposed to be mature at that age. They are still young and part of K. is to gain those skills. Holding back hurt my kid by being with younger kids.

K today is about much more than socialization. It is much more academic. Kids who need to focus on social emotional development for an extra year would do better to repeat PK.

It is basic reading, writing and numbers. That is not very academic. PK with younger kids is a bad choice.

[Anonymous]

Is OP paleocon?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Should every child be redshirted? NO. Is it okay to redshirt if the child is immature? YES. I've seen kids who should have been redshirted and were not. I've seen few kids who were redshirted that it did not help.

Kindergarten teacher who has friends who chose not to when they should have.

How do you define immature at 5? They are not supposed to be mature at that age. They are still young and part of K. is to gain those skills. Holding back hurt my kid by being with younger kids.

K today is about much more than socialization. It is much more academic. Kids who need to focus on social emotional development for an extra year would do better to repeat PK.

It is basic reading, writing and numbers. That is not very academic. PK with younger kids is a bad choice.

That is very academic if your kid needs to be working on social emotional development. Big difference between a play-based preschool and K.

[Anonymous]

That is very academic if your kid needs to be working on social emotional development. Big difference between a play-based preschool and K.

+10000

There is no right or wrong answer--it depends on the kid. As a K-1 teacher, I've seen plenty of smart kids who would have benefited from another year prior to school. It's not just intelligence.

[Anonymous]

OP, don't go through life thinking you are one year behind. I sense you are quite young, so let me assure you that life progresses in a much less linear fashion after around the age of 25.

[Anonymous]

OP, kids born in October will have the exact same experience you did even though they start K on time. There is not a huge difference between red-shirt July and on-time October kids; but there is a huge difference between on time July and on time October kids. If your kid isn't ready for school, don't send him; if he is, send him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is OP paleocon?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is OP paleocon?

LOL!

[Anonymous]

If you are bothered by the excessive focus on academic skills in K, why not wait a year, claim you homeschooled for K, and enroll your 6YO in 1st?

[Anonymous]

Your problem is being too eager to drink and have sex. You survived. The end.