Anyone with a cuspy kid thinking of red shirting solely because of COVID?
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Anonymous
| Covid is a better reason than people usually have. |
Anonymous
5. And neither. Maine |
Anonymous
Also, how could a kid turning 6 in September be cuspy???? |
Anonymous
| Yes. Not just thinking about it, but already pulled the trigger. DS is repeating K. He was one of the youngest in the grades so it’s an age appropriate decision too |
Anonymous
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I would. K isn’t about reading and writing; its about maturity and interacting with peers. You literally can’t teach that without, you know, peers.
My son has a Feb bday so I really can’t but if it were even June I absolutely would. And he is very ready in all ways. |
Anonymous
| We elected not to redshirt our cusp-birthday kid last year but I would 100% redshirt this year due to COVID if I had the choice. DL kindergarten is no way to start school and if I had an entering kindergartner with a birthday eligible for redshirting I would just opt out of school. |
Anonymous
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Mine will be REPEATING k! I think at this point (after tons of $$$ and working one on one) my child is ready for 1st in a normal year. But this mess? No way. We will keep working at home (while attending virtual K) and if by next summer I feel she has mastered 1st grade content, I will put her straight on 2nd grade. But I want the leeway that repeating K will give me, in case she actually needs to attend 1st grade.
If my kid was coming out of pre-k now, I would just redshirt her while working at home and if I felt she was ready, enroll straight on 1st grade next year. |
Anonymous
| Absolutely would redshirt. |
Anonymous
| No. Pandemic or not, cheating is never the right answer. |
Anonymous
Seek help, PP. |
Anonymous
How does this work? Do parents just get to unilaterally decide? Didn’t you have to consult multiple times with the teacher and principal? Curious because I have a September birthday and don’t know how to approach it |
Anonymous
| Yes, I’ve decided to red shirt my end of August daughter. I have an older elementary school student that will need a lot of my attention and help, while I am trying to work full time from home. Having to help a kindergartner with DL just seems like it will be added stress for the both of us. |
Anonymous
| You should Op. And I hate redshirting. |
Anonymous
Different states have different cutoffs- where I grew up the cutoff was Dec. 1, it might still be for all I know. But yeah, in OP's shoes, I would hold back. Eternally grateful my kid doesn't turn 5 until this winter although something tells me we may be back in the exact same place next year. Hopefully I'm wrong. |
Anonymous
| We are redshirting our mid-July boy. Probably is ready for K but we are not sending him into an entire semester of virtual learning to start his school career. |