If you held back your Prek child for another year..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please please please don't redshirt your kid. I'll save you the majority of the developmental babble, but the short version is that your kid will be developmentally ahead (due to his age) of his peers next year. Though this might seem like an advantage, it's actually preventing him from cognitively challenging himself, potentially stalling him from taking on academic risks in the future once he's "no longer on top." The kids who come out ahead in the end are those who are sent to pre-K a year early, based on the same logic. Even if your kid is slightly "behind" (in any way that you interpret this), it is nearly guaranteed that he will be on par in a year or two, especially if you take some additional time to work on his deficiencies at home!

I agree. Man, we keep pushing the dates back earlier and earlier and people still coddle and redshirt their kids. I was 4 entering K. Now many parents want their kids to be 6. In a few years 7? It is getting ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please please please don't redshirt your kid. I'll save you the majority of the developmental babble, but the short version is that your kid will be developmentally ahead (due to his age) of his peers next year. Though this might seem like an advantage, it's actually preventing him from cognitively challenging himself, potentially stalling him from taking on academic risks in the future once he's "no longer on top." The kids who come out ahead in the end are those who are sent to pre-K a year early, based on the same logic. Even if your kid is slightly "behind" (in any way that you interpret this), it is nearly guaranteed that he will be on par in a year or two, especially if you take some additional time to work on his deficiencies at home!

I agree. Man, we keep pushing the dates back earlier and earlier and people still coddle and redshirt their kids. I was 4 entering K. Now many parents want their kids to be 6. In a few years 7? It is getting ridiculous.

Ignorant, ignorant, ignorant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please please please don't redshirt your kid. I'll save you the majority of the developmental babble, but the short version is that your kid will be developmentally ahead (due to his age) of his peers next year. Though this might seem like an advantage, it's actually preventing him from cognitively challenging himself, potentially stalling him from taking on academic risks in the future once he's "no longer on top." The kids who come out ahead in the end are those who are sent to pre-K a year early, based on the same logic. Even if your kid is slightly "behind" (in any way that you interpret this), it is nearly guaranteed that he will be on par in a year or two, especially if you take some additional time to work on his deficiencies at home!

I agree. Man, we keep pushing the dates back earlier and earlier and people still coddle and redshirt their kids. I was 4 entering K. Now many parents want their kids to be 6. In a few years 7? It is getting ridiculous.

Agreed. I have a colleague whose son is born Aug 4 and missed the school cut off in his district (July 31). Big kid (parents are really tall) and quite mature for age. I think this was in Kansas.

[Anonymous]

We didn't so much hold back our kid, but we didn't push him ahead. He did pre-K last year, and was the youngest in his class, with a birthday of Sept. 7. He was definitely one of the more immature kids, so we didn't try to get early entrance to K. Instead, we put him in a K class for no credit at our preschool (2-K). This year, he's a different kid - so much so that we're considering pushing for 1st grade next year.

I would let a kid start K, that was doing ok academically and socially vs. being bored with another year of pre-K.

[Anonymous]

My son was described as "immature" and recommended to repeat. I have fought against it because I think he is more ADHD than immature, but also because I just don't agree with redshirting. Now, in Grade 1, I am starting to second guess... not because of my kid, but because 3/4 of the class are already 7, having been held back themselves. Redshirting is pervasive and don't led any AD's tell you differently... ours said they try to prevent it at our private... well, I know now they haven't succeeded!