
Yes, exactly. I think you have to understand the irony in someone saying someone is competitive that sent their kid on time. They went in knowing their kid was at a disadvantage. The people who redshirted are more competitive because they wanted to ensure their kid had an academic or athletic advantage which is fine. But call a spade a spade and be upfront that it is a nice advantage. |
Well yes you are going to have to adjust because redshirting is allowed. |
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Your assumption that people who redshirt are more competitive is false. Some might be but I’d suggest the majority are just giving non-ready kids (whether socially immature, non diagnosed LD, non native speakers, ADHD, etc etc) who would skew younger in K another year of preschool so they are not DIS advantaged. |
That says oldest in class and doesn’t stratify by whether that’s natural or redshirting. So no. There is always going to be an older group in any K class and yes, that older group shows an advantage. It doesn’t follow that those who redshirt have the same benefits or more as those naturally older kids. |
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3586772 What are you even talking about? Oldest is the oldest, no need to differentiate. |
That is faulty logic. If older kids have an advantage then yes of course it follows that redshirt kids have an unfair advantage. |
I would actually call that bending rules/unsportsmanlike and not "more competitive" if we are calling a spade a spade. |
Why do you care so much? There are mixed grade and ages classrooms all over the US, perhaps more often in private schools but some publics combine grades as well. It isn’t a big deal. |
Why is it wrong if the school okayed it? |
I didn't redshirt my kid because I didn't want to give them an advantage that would fade with time & think they didn't have to work hard on anything when they were older. |
Why didn’t op take advantage of redshirting? It was an option. |
That’s the thing. It’s done. Let these kids be the star of third grade basketball. It won’t last and they will have a harder time later. |
We just didn’t. We asked his prek director and teacher (same school) and she said she felt it was best to send him and he’s doing well. It’s just annoying. |