Redshirting should be banned

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn't redshirt my Sept birthday and I really don't care what others do. It didn't affect him. He was smart and capable all the way through HS and is thriving in college.

I can't believe someone thinks it's "aggressive behavior." It might be misguided, or unwarranted, or done out of fear, but I hardly think it's aggressive. Most people redshirt because their kid has academic and/or social issues. If they didn't, I'm sure they would be happy to have the go on time.

Sure, parents keep their kids back bc they have academic and social issues. You are so naive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn't redshirt my Sept birthday and I really don't care what others do. It didn't affect him. He was smart and capable all the way through HS and is thriving in college.

I can't believe someone thinks it's "aggressive behavior." It might be misguided, or unwarranted, or done out of fear, but I hardly think it's aggressive. Most people redshirt because their kid has academic and/or social issues. If they didn't, I'm sure they would be happy to have the go on time.

I’ve got a bridge to sell you.

[Anonymous]

Back in the ‘80s kids found it embarrassing to be so much older than the others. It meant you weren’t that bright.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't redshirt my Sept birthday and I really don't care what others do. It didn't affect him. He was smart and capable all the way through HS and is thriving in college.

I can't believe someone thinks it's "aggressive behavior." It might be misguided, or unwarranted, or done out of fear, but I hardly think it's aggressive. Most people redshirt because their kid has academic and/or social issues. If they didn't, I'm sure they would be happy to have the go on time.

Sure, parents keep their kids back bc they have academic and social issues. You are so naive.

Oh, really? Sure, some may do it for sports or b/c he's short, but people are always saying on here that their kid has issues. While it may give them a "leg up" many of them still have apparent issues. I do agree that sports should go by age, but I still stand by if these boys were all that they wouldn't be held back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't redshirt my Sept birthday and I really don't care what others do. It didn't affect him. He was smart and capable all the way through HS and is thriving in college.

I can't believe someone thinks it's "aggressive behavior." It might be misguided, or unwarranted, or done out of fear, but I hardly think it's aggressive. Most people redshirt because their kid has academic and/or social issues. If they didn't, I'm sure they would be happy to have the go on time.

Sure, parents keep their kids back bc they have academic and social issues. You are so naive.

Oh, really? Sure, some may do it for sports or b/c he's short, but people are always saying on here that their kid has issues. While it may give them a "leg up" many of them still have apparent issues. I do agree that sports should go by age, but I still stand by if these boys were all that they wouldn't be held back.

Where can we meet? I want to sell you a bridge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Back in the ‘80s kids found it embarrassing to be so much older than the others. It meant you weren’t that bright.

That was only the kids who had to repeat a grade. If you repeated 3rd grade, everyone knew it. If you started kindergarten at 6, nobody noticed or cared.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back in the ‘80s kids found it embarrassing to be so much older than the others. It meant you weren’t that bright.

That was only the kids who had to repeat a grade. If you repeated 3rd grade, everyone knew it. If you started kindergarten at 6, nobody noticed or cared.

Nobody started their kids at 6 then which is why “nobody noticed or cared.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't redshirt my Sept birthday and I really don't care what others do. It didn't affect him. He was smart and capable all the way through HS and is thriving in college.

I can't believe someone thinks it's "aggressive behavior." It might be misguided, or unwarranted, or done out of fear, but I hardly think it's aggressive. Most people redshirt because their kid has academic and/or social issues. If they didn't, I'm sure they would be happy to have the go on time.

Sure, parents keep their kids back bc they have academic and social issues. You are so naive.

Oh, really? Sure, some may do it for sports or b/c he's short, but people are always saying on here that their kid has issues. While it may give them a "leg up" many of them still have apparent issues. I do agree that sports should go by age, but I still stand by if these boys were all that they wouldn't be held back.

Where can we meet? I want to sell you a bridge.

I don't need a bridge because I'm not obsessed like you. My kid is ALL THAT and he was fine as the youngest boy in the class. It wasn't ever a problem. Not once.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back in the ‘80s kids found it embarrassing to be so much older than the others. It meant you weren’t that bright.

That was only the kids who had to repeat a grade. If you repeated 3rd grade, everyone knew it. If you started kindergarten at 6, nobody noticed or cared.

Nobody started their kids at 6 then which is why “nobody noticed or cared.”

Welp, you're wrong. Redshirting has been around for decades. My husband was redshirted back with the cutoff was 12/31 and he had a late November birthday. Started at 5 turned 6 soon after. His adopted brother started at 6 because he was kept home for a year to catch up on English since he was internationally adopted at 4. You have no idea what you're talking about. My mother wished she had held by brother back who started kindergarten at 4, it was an option but she didn't take it. You should get out more and expand your limited bubble.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back in the ‘80s kids found it embarrassing to be so much older than the others. It meant you weren’t that bright.

That was only the kids who had to repeat a grade. If you repeated 3rd grade, everyone knew it. If you started kindergarten at 6, nobody noticed or cared.

Uh, everyone knows how old kids are when they start going to birthday parties. I'm not saying it's a problem, but this is false.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back in the ‘80s kids found it embarrassing to be so much older than the others. It meant you weren’t that bright.

That was only the kids who had to repeat a grade. If you repeated 3rd grade, everyone knew it. If you started kindergarten at 6, nobody noticed or cared.

Uh, everyone knows how old kids are when they start going to birthday parties. I'm not saying it's a problem, but this is false.

Uh nobody makes fun of kids at their birthday parties. This is a sick fantasy often repeated here that the older kids are social outcasts. Because sane people don't care about which kid turns 6 first in kindergarten. Are you the psycho who memorizes all the birthdays?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't redshirt my Sept birthday and I really don't care what others do. It didn't affect him. He was smart and capable all the way through HS and is thriving in college.

I can't believe someone thinks it's "aggressive behavior." It might be misguided, or unwarranted, or done out of fear, but I hardly think it's aggressive. Most people redshirt because their kid has academic and/or social issues. If they didn't, I'm sure they would be happy to have the go on time.

Sure, parents keep their kids back bc they have academic and social issues. You are so naive.

Oh, really? Sure, some may do it for sports or b/c he's short, but people are always saying on here that their kid has issues. While it may give them a "leg up" many of them still have apparent issues. I do agree that sports should go by age, but I still stand by if these boys were all that they wouldn't be held back.

Where can we meet? I want to sell you a bridge.

I don't need a bridge because I'm not obsessed like you. My kid is ALL THAT and he was fine as the youngest boy in the class. It wasn't ever a problem. Not once.

Sweetheart, you said people redshirt because of issues because they say so. Time for you to learn that all kids at that age have issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't redshirt my Sept birthday and I really don't care what others do. It didn't affect him. He was smart and capable all the way through HS and is thriving in college.

I can't believe someone thinks it's "aggressive behavior." It might be misguided, or unwarranted, or done out of fear, but I hardly think it's aggressive. Most people redshirt because their kid has academic and/or social issues. If they didn't, I'm sure they would be happy to have the go on time.

Sure, parents keep their kids back bc they have academic and social issues. You are so naive.

And, those kids should be required to be evaluated and in appropriate therapies or a school setting as delaying school if that's the only way they will get help for those issues is hurting, not helping those kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You would probably have judged us this way, OP. We held our Sept boy back. He was fine academically and behaviorally in school. But what you wouldn’t have seen is that at home he was an emotional mess. I suspected he inherited my ADHD yet we weren’t able to get an evaluation until he was in 2nd grade and yes it was confirmed. Not everything is as it seems to you. If we didn’t hold him back it would’ve been a disaster.

You could get him evaluated and choose not to. You are making excuses. We saw our child had delays as a toddler through elementary school. We spent a fortune on private evaluations and services to get out child caught up and still sent them early. The disaster was you ignoring it and expecting the schoo to fix it vs getting that child help. B

That’s a cute post. You obvious come from money and don’t have ADHD. Get bent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back in the ‘80s kids found it embarrassing to be so much older than the others. It meant you weren’t that bright.

That was only the kids who had to repeat a grade. If you repeated 3rd grade, everyone knew it. If you started kindergarten at 6, nobody noticed or cared.

Uh, everyone knows how old kids are when they start going to birthday parties. I'm not saying it's a problem, but this is false.

Uh nobody makes fun of kids at their birthday parties. This is a sick fantasy often repeated here that the older kids are social outcasts. Because sane people don't care about which kid turns 6 first in kindergarten. Are you the psycho who memorizes all the birthdays?

It’s not hard to know who is redshirted. Noon has to “memorize birthdays,” fantasizer.