Why is redshirting so rare if it's so advantageous?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s hilarious how the anti-redshirters will simultaneously screech about how some kids are getting an unfair advantage AND assert that redshirting makes kids dumb, poor, and violent.

They should thank redshirters for making their kids relatively younger, which is an advantage, right? Enjoy! Your precious Larla will be super advanced because of all of those dumb older kids!

Or you could just worry about your own kids’ education, and let other people worry about theirs.

Exactly!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s hilarious how the anti-redshirters will simultaneously screech about how some kids are getting an unfair advantage AND assert that redshirting makes kids dumb, poor, and violent.

They should thank redshirters for making their kids relatively younger, which is an advantage, right? Enjoy! Your precious Larla will be super advanced because of all of those dumb older kids!

Or you could just worry about your own kids’ education, and let other people worry about theirs.

Exactly!

+1 The concern trolling around some parents making a decision they don't agree with and apparently isn't helpful is bizarre.

[Anonymous]

My June baby was ready for kindergarten. So we put her in kindergarten

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s hilarious how the anti-redshirters will simultaneously screech about how some kids are getting an unfair advantage AND assert that redshirting makes kids dumb, poor, and violent.

They should thank redshirters for making their kids relatively younger, which is an advantage, right? Enjoy! Your precious Larla will be super advanced because of all of those dumb older kids!

Or you could just worry about your own kids’ education, and let other people worry about theirs.

Exactly!

+1 The concern trolling around some parents making a decision they don't agree with and apparently isn't helpful is bizarre.

No one is "worrying" about the education of redshirting. Just simply questioning the premise of the OP that redshirting is "so advantageous" as the evidence is quite mixed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s hilarious how the anti-redshirters will simultaneously screech about how some kids are getting an unfair advantage AND assert that redshirting makes kids dumb, poor, and violent.

They should thank redshirters for making their kids relatively younger, which is an advantage, right? Enjoy! Your precious Larla will be super advanced because of all of those dumb older kids!

Or you could just worry about your own kids’ education, and let other people worry about theirs.

Exactly!

+1 The concern trolling around some parents making a decision they don't agree with and apparently isn't helpful is bizarre.

No one is "worrying" about the education of redshirting. Just simply questioning the premise of the OP that redshirting is "so advantageous" as the evidence is quite mixed.

I don’t understand why people are completely missing this point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:It’s hilarious how the anti-redshirters will simultaneously screech about how some kids are getting an unfair advantage AND assert that redshirting makes kids dumb, poor, and violent.

They should thank redshirters for making their kids relatively younger, which is an advantage, right? Enjoy! Your precious Larla will be super advanced because of all of those dumb older kids!

Or you could just worry about your own kids’ education, and let other people worry about theirs.

Exactly!

+1 The concern trolling around some parents making a decision they don't agree with and apparently isn't helpful is bizarre.

Where we live there is no advantage to redshirting. Advanced program selection involves the CogAT which age norm kids so they are judged against others with the same age.

[Anonymous]

Advantageous in what way?

And it's not that popular because there's a stigma, it's often not necessary, can have negative effects later on, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s hilarious how the anti-redshirters will simultaneously screech about how some kids are getting an unfair advantage AND assert that redshirting makes kids dumb, poor, and violent.

They should thank redshirters for making their kids relatively younger, which is an advantage, right? Enjoy! Your precious Larla will be super advanced because of all of those dumb older kids!

Or you could just worry about your own kids’ education, and let other people worry about theirs.

Exactly!

Not pp, but those things aren't mutually exclusive if you think about it and consider where the kid might be otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s hilarious how the anti-redshirters will simultaneously screech about how some kids are getting an unfair advantage AND assert that redshirting makes kids dumb, poor, and violent.

They should thank redshirters for making their kids relatively younger, which is an advantage, right? Enjoy! Your precious Larla will be super advanced because of all of those dumb older kids!

Or you could just worry about your own kids’ education, and let other people worry about theirs.

Exactly!

Not pp, but those things aren't mutually exclusive if you think about it and consider where the kid might be otherwise.

In our neighborhood it is quite common to keep the kids home for an extra year. They get a lot of extra free time and it is an advantage for that reason. They can still go to kindergarten half days. We did it with all of our kids. I could care less about test scores. It was a nice way to let the kids play a little bit longer. If you can afford it, then do it. If you can't, then don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP- the crazy anti-redshirting parents came out in full force for this one! I held my kid back because his preK teacher recommended it for social/speech reasons. He could ready by four and has always scored in the 99th percentile for everything, so my teacher friends were appalled that I was holding him back. He’ll be bored! they said. Nope. He was just mature enough to cope with the mundane aspects of public school- all the sitting and paperwork that now constitutes first grade etc. As he’s gotten older, I have never once regretted holding him back. I think for boys especially, it’s a good thing. I don’t think of it as “cheating”. I don’t care about his performance on whatever tests. I care about MY KID and that decision was best for him. The anti-redshirting families are weirdly competitive and they are very vocal. They are the families who pay attention to their child’s scores etc compared to their classmates’ etc. My kid isn’t sporty so he isn’t taking anyone’s prized basketball spot or anything either. Just make the right decision for your kid, listen to people you trust. If you can afford to give your kid one more year of sweet non structured preK living, go for it! Good luck.

Of course. If there is some mental, emotional, social, physical deficiency in your child that can be rectified by keeping them back then you should do so. I don't think that parents whose kids don't have any of these issues think of redshirting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not that uncommon. Every year my kids have at least one child in their class who was redshirted.

Yes, but it is always obvious who that kid is. And not always in a positive way. Actually, typically not in a positive way.

True.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:27% of the kids in my town are red shirted.

Ah! Trumper town?

[Anonymous]

I was born late November but started preschool at going on 4 and first grade at going on 5. I still ended up way ahead of my older peers in most classes, including honors level classes, all through school.

Every kid is different. Do what’s best for your kid based on your judgment of them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Most people can't afford to do it.

I know that, but even among those who can afford it, the vast majority don't.

Because there's no proof that it's actually advantageous, so most people let nature dictate when their kid starts school. It's only the helicopter parents who fear their mediocre child will be tagged as mediocre, who redshirt. But that same child will not magically become less mediocre as the years pass.

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If your kid can handle kindergarten at 5 and my kid can handle kindergarten at 6, your kid is clearly more advanced than my child by at least a year.

Real question is why can't you kid handle K at 5? Maybe you should get yours evaluated.

Well, all the school tests, teacher and caregiver feedback, school performance actually does provides the evaluation. It has to do with Nature and Nurture. Not every kid can be a winner, they just can't.

For some kids, kindergarten is truly hard like Hardvard.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:27% of the kids in my town are red shirted.

Ah! Trumper town?

No, usually it is the rich Democrats.