What’s the point of redshirting when it cancels out the pride factor?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a real problem related to boys education they are just doing worse than girls across the board, from kindergarten to college.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/boys-left-behind-education-gender-gaps-across-the-us/

Parents that get educated on this trend use redshirting to increase the level of maturity of boys when they enter school, which is why redshirting is more prevalent among summer birth boys of high socioeconomic status families.

Nothing wrong with this trend, we want our kids to succeed, it’s good for the entire society.

Why wouldn’t these high socioeconomic status boys succeed unless they were held back a year? The kids who are our future scientists, doctors, creators, the most intelligent kids do not need to be held back, in fact it would be detrimental to their growth as students.

If your kid might benefit from staying back for a year because they will do better, just admit it. That’s a smart decision and is made all the time.

Do you understand how private schools work. Like the basics.

Do you understand that private schools come in all shapes and sizes? They are not clones of each other. You probably think you understand private school because you know about the one near you but it’s a whole big world out there.

[Anonymous]

I tried sending my late July kid to K when he was 5 and he struggled mightily socially and academically until 3rd grade when we moved and decided to have him repeat the year. All his teachers and principal referred to it as "righting the ship." Now instead of being the youngest by far, he's the oldest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I tried sending my late July kid to K when he was 5 and he struggled mightily socially and academically until 3rd grade when we moved and decided to have him repeat the year. All his teachers and principal referred to it as "righting the ship." Now instead of being the youngest by far, he's the oldest.

If you knew he was struggling what help did you get for him?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a real problem related to boys education they are just doing worse than girls across the board, from kindergarten to college.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/boys-left-behind-education-gender-gaps-across-the-us/

Parents that get educated on this trend use redshirting to increase the level of maturity of boys when they enter school, which is why redshirting is more prevalent among summer birth boys of high socioeconomic status families.

Nothing wrong with this trend, we want our kids to succeed, it’s good for the entire society.

Why wouldn’t these high socioeconomic status boys succeed unless they were held back a year? The kids who are our future scientists, doctors, creators, the most intelligent kids do not need to be held back, in fact it would be detrimental to their growth as students.

If your kid might benefit from staying back for a year because they will do better, just admit it. That’s a smart decision and is made all the time.

You’re just speculating who needs to be held back, who will do better, who’s going to be doctor, scientist, creator, what’s detrimental when in reality you have no clue, and it’s not your call to make, it’s the parents responsibility.

No need to admit anything, obviously the parents that redshirt their kid, do it because they think he will do better from staying back one year.

I don’t understand why that bothers you. How is a child doing better in school impacting you? I’d think you want that in your kids classroom. More mature kids, less disturbance, a good learning environment.

Unless your kid is not doing well and you blame it on the fast pace of teaching because the material is too easy for redshirted kids.

Kids are less mature, because they are older in a grade below what they should be. How does it impact me? I have a young for the grade and it skews age appropiate expectations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a real problem related to boys education they are just doing worse than girls across the board, from kindergarten to college.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/boys-left-behind-education-gender-gaps-across-the-us/

Parents that get educated on this trend use redshirting to increase the level of maturity of boys when they enter school, which is why redshirting is more prevalent among summer birth boys of high socioeconomic status families.

Nothing wrong with this trend, we want our kids to succeed, it’s good for the entire society.

Why wouldn’t these high socioeconomic status boys succeed unless they were held back a year? The kids who are our future scientists, doctors, creators, the most intelligent kids do not need to be held back, in fact it would be detrimental to their growth as students.

If your kid might benefit from staying back for a year because they will do better, just admit it. That’s a smart decision and is made all the time.

You’re just speculating who needs to be held back, who will do better, who’s going to be doctor, scientist, creator, what’s detrimental when in reality you have no clue, and it’s not your call to make, it’s the parents responsibility.

No need to admit anything, obviously the parents that redshirt their kid, do it because they think he will do better from staying back one year.

I don’t understand why that bothers you. How is a child doing better in school impacting you? I’d think you want that in your kids classroom. More mature kids, less disturbance, a good learning environment.

Unless your kid is not doing well and you blame it on the fast pace of teaching because the material is too easy for redshirted kids.

Of course there are many children who benefit from waiting a year because of immaturity or having difficulty with skills. I just can’t believe how many parents think it’s an advantage to hold a child back a year when there are no learning issues, no maturity issues. I would think a kid who is without issues, a smart kid, would be bored out of his mind going through pre-k one more time. I know my kids were ready to move on halfway through pre-k, especially after preschool and pre-k.

It doesn’t bother me I just wonder why anyone would think starting school late would benefit later in life. The study is ridiculous.

If kids have maturity or developmental issues, in order to hold a kid back, parents should be required to get those kids into services.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a real problem related to boys education they are just doing worse than girls across the board, from kindergarten to college.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/boys-left-behind-education-gender-gaps-across-the-us/

Parents that get educated on this trend use redshirting to increase the level of maturity of boys when they enter school, which is why redshirting is more prevalent among summer birth boys of high socioeconomic status families.

Nothing wrong with this trend, we want our kids to succeed, it’s good for the entire society.

Why wouldn’t these high socioeconomic status boys succeed unless they were held back a year? The kids who are our future scientists, doctors, creators, the most intelligent kids do not need to be held back, in fact it would be detrimental to their growth as students.

If your kid might benefit from staying back for a year because they will do better, just admit it. That’s a smart decision and is made all the time.

You’re just speculating who needs to be held back, who will do better, who’s going to be doctor, scientist, creator, what’s detrimental when in reality you have no clue, and it’s not your call to make, it’s the parents responsibility.

No need to admit anything, obviously the parents that redshirt their kid, do it because they think he will do better from staying back one year.

I don’t understand why that bothers you. How is a child doing better in school impacting you? I’d think you want that in your kids classroom. More mature kids, less disturbance, a good learning environment.

Unless your kid is not doing well and you blame it on the fast pace of teaching because the material is too easy for redshirted kids.

Kids are less mature, because they are older in a grade below what they should be. How does it impact me? I have a young for the grade and it skews age appropiate expectations.

Ok Karen, that sounds like the lamest excuse to be harping about other kids birthdays.

Whose expectations, yours, your kids, the teachers?

Get a life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a real problem related to boys education they are just doing worse than girls across the board, from kindergarten to college.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/boys-left-behind-education-gender-gaps-across-the-us/

Parents that get educated on this trend use redshirting to increase the level of maturity of boys when they enter school, which is why redshirting is more prevalent among summer birth boys of high socioeconomic status families.

Nothing wrong with this trend, we want our kids to succeed, it’s good for the entire society.

Why wouldn’t these high socioeconomic status boys succeed unless they were held back a year? The kids who are our future scientists, doctors, creators, the most intelligent kids do not need to be held back, in fact it would be detrimental to their growth as students.

If your kid might benefit from staying back for a year because they will do better, just admit it. That’s a smart decision and is made all the time.

You’re just speculating who needs to be held back, who will do better, who’s going to be doctor, scientist, creator, what’s detrimental when in reality you have no clue, and it’s not your call to make, it’s the parents responsibility.

No need to admit anything, obviously the parents that redshirt their kid, do it because they think he will do better from staying back one year.

I don’t understand why that bothers you. How is a child doing better in school impacting you? I’d think you want that in your kids classroom. More mature kids, less disturbance, a good learning environment.

Unless your kid is not doing well and you blame it on the fast pace of teaching because the material is too easy for redshirted kids.

Of course there are many children who benefit from waiting a year because of immaturity or having difficulty with skills. I just can’t believe how many parents think it’s an advantage to hold a child back a year when there are no learning issues, no maturity issues. I would think a kid who is without issues, a smart kid, would be bored out of his mind going through pre-k one more time. I know my kids were ready to move on halfway through pre-k, especially after preschool and pre-k.

It doesn’t bother me I just wonder why anyone would think starting school late would benefit later in life. The study is ridiculous.

If kids have maturity or developmental issues, in order to hold a kid back, parents should be required to get those kids into services.

You have no clue.

There is no intervention that makes a child mature faster.

Schools don’t just offer services, even to children with developmental issues. Having an ASD diagnosis doesn’t automatically qualify a student for a IEP. Schools have limited budgets and staffing issues. They already can’t provide services to every child who would benefit from them. Parents whose children have a serious need for services often have to fight to get them. It’s cheaper and easier for school districts to let parents delay enrollment for a year and hope their child is ready for school then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a real problem related to boys education they are just doing worse than girls across the board, from kindergarten to college.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/boys-left-behind-education-gender-gaps-across-the-us/

Parents that get educated on this trend use redshirting to increase the level of maturity of boys when they enter school, which is why redshirting is more prevalent among summer birth boys of high socioeconomic status families.

Nothing wrong with this trend, we want our kids to succeed, it’s good for the entire society.

Why wouldn’t these high socioeconomic status boys succeed unless they were held back a year? The kids who are our future scientists, doctors, creators, the most intelligent kids do not need to be held back, in fact it would be detrimental to their growth as students.

If your kid might benefit from staying back for a year because they will do better, just admit it. That’s a smart decision and is made all the time.

You’re just speculating who needs to be held back, who will do better, who’s going to be doctor, scientist, creator, what’s detrimental when in reality you have no clue, and it’s not your call to make, it’s the parents responsibility.

No need to admit anything, obviously the parents that redshirt their kid, do it because they think he will do better from staying back one year.

I don’t understand why that bothers you. How is a child doing better in school impacting you? I’d think you want that in your kids classroom. More mature kids, less disturbance, a good learning environment.

Unless your kid is not doing well and you blame it on the fast pace of teaching because the material is too easy for redshirted kids.

Kids are less mature, because they are older in a grade below what they should be. How does it impact me? I have a young for the grade and it skews age appropiate expectations.

Ok Karen, that sounds like the lamest excuse to be harping about other kids birthdays.

Whose expectations, yours, your kids, the teachers?

Get a life.

Look, you can name call but if you have to behave that way it speaks volumes. The teachers expectations. I sent my fall kid when they were turning five. Any needs they had, we addressed them. It’s called parenting. Try it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a real problem related to boys education they are just doing worse than girls across the board, from kindergarten to college.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/boys-left-behind-education-gender-gaps-across-the-us/

Parents that get educated on this trend use redshirting to increase the level of maturity of boys when they enter school, which is why redshirting is more prevalent among summer birth boys of high socioeconomic status families.

Nothing wrong with this trend, we want our kids to succeed, it’s good for the entire society.

Why wouldn’t these high socioeconomic status boys succeed unless they were held back a year? The kids who are our future scientists, doctors, creators, the most intelligent kids do not need to be held back, in fact it would be detrimental to their growth as students.

If your kid might benefit from staying back for a year because they will do better, just admit it. That’s a smart decision and is made all the time.

You’re just speculating who needs to be held back, who will do better, who’s going to be doctor, scientist, creator, what’s detrimental when in reality you have no clue, and it’s not your call to make, it’s the parents responsibility.

No need to admit anything, obviously the parents that redshirt their kid, do it because they think he will do better from staying back one year.

I don’t understand why that bothers you. How is a child doing better in school impacting you? I’d think you want that in your kids classroom. More mature kids, less disturbance, a good learning environment.

Unless your kid is not doing well and you blame it on the fast pace of teaching because the material is too easy for redshirted kids.

Of course there are many children who benefit from waiting a year because of immaturity or having difficulty with skills. I just can’t believe how many parents think it’s an advantage to hold a child back a year when there are no learning issues, no maturity issues. I would think a kid who is without issues, a smart kid, would be bored out of his mind going through pre-k one more time. I know my kids were ready to move on halfway through pre-k, especially after preschool and pre-k.

It doesn’t bother me I just wonder why anyone would think starting school late would benefit later in life. The study is ridiculous.

If kids have maturity or developmental issues, in order to hold a kid back, parents should be required to get those kids into services.

You have no clue.

There is no intervention that makes a child mature faster.

Schools don’t just offer services, even to children with developmental issues. Having an ASD diagnosis doesn’t automatically qualify a student for a IEP. Schools have limited budgets and staffing issues. They already can’t provide services to every child who would benefit from them. Parents whose children have a serious need for services often have to fight to get them. It’s cheaper and easier for school districts to let parents delay enrollment for a year and hope their child is ready for school then.

My kid was in interventions for years. If your kid is having struggles you get them help vs ignoring it. If a kid has asd they will get an iep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Somehow (I don’t know how), kindergartens should have a staggered start. Start a required age-appropriate cohort every 5 months or so.

The early starters, older, can have a break before 1st grade.

The younger would go right into 1st (a month break for summer)

The one country that, in large cohort studies, did not show relative age impact on ADHD diagnosis and medicalized treatment for ADHD has a system somewhat like this. More specifically, parents are given great latitude in when they start kids and there can be a two-year gap. It’s a fascinating correlation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a real problem related to boys education they are just doing worse than girls across the board, from kindergarten to college.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/boys-left-behind-education-gender-gaps-across-the-us/

Parents that get educated on this trend use redshirting to increase the level of maturity of boys when they enter school, which is why redshirting is more prevalent among summer birth boys of high socioeconomic status families.

Nothing wrong with this trend, we want our kids to succeed, it’s good for the entire society.

Why wouldn’t these high socioeconomic status boys succeed unless they were held back a year? The kids who are our future scientists, doctors, creators, the most intelligent kids do not need to be held back, in fact it would be detrimental to their growth as students.

If your kid might benefit from staying back for a year because they will do better, just admit it. That’s a smart decision and is made all the time.

You’re just speculating who needs to be held back, who will do better, who’s going to be doctor, scientist, creator, what’s detrimental when in reality you have no clue, and it’s not your call to make, it’s the parents responsibility.

No need to admit anything, obviously the parents that redshirt their kid, do it because they think he will do better from staying back one year.

I don’t understand why that bothers you. How is a child doing better in school impacting you? I’d think you want that in your kids classroom. More mature kids, less disturbance, a good learning environment.

Unless your kid is not doing well and you blame it on the fast pace of teaching because the material is too easy for redshirted kids.

Kids are less mature, because they are older in a grade below what they should be. How does it impact me? I have a young for the grade and it skews age appropiate expectations.

I have a young for grade and I have never once seen this. It’s a DCUM persecution fantasy, not reality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a real problem related to boys education they are just doing worse than girls across the board, from kindergarten to college.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/boys-left-behind-education-gender-gaps-across-the-us/

Parents that get educated on this trend use redshirting to increase the level of maturity of boys when they enter school, which is why redshirting is more prevalent among summer birth boys of high socioeconomic status families.

Nothing wrong with this trend, we want our kids to succeed, it’s good for the entire society.

Why wouldn’t these high socioeconomic status boys succeed unless they were held back a year? The kids who are our future scientists, doctors, creators, the most intelligent kids do not need to be held back, in fact it would be detrimental to their growth as students.

If your kid might benefit from staying back for a year because they will do better, just admit it. That’s a smart decision and is made all the time.

You’re just speculating who needs to be held back, who will do better, who’s going to be doctor, scientist, creator, what’s detrimental when in reality you have no clue, and it’s not your call to make, it’s the parents responsibility.

No need to admit anything, obviously the parents that redshirt their kid, do it because they think he will do better from staying back one year.

I don’t understand why that bothers you. How is a child doing better in school impacting you? I’d think you want that in your kids classroom. More mature kids, less disturbance, a good learning environment.

Unless your kid is not doing well and you blame it on the fast pace of teaching because the material is too easy for redshirted kids.

Kids are less mature, because they are older in a grade below what they should be. How does it impact me? I have a young for the grade and it skews age appropiate expectations.

Ok Karen, that sounds like the lamest excuse to be harping about other kids birthdays.

Whose expectations, yours, your kids, the teachers?

Get a life.

Look, you can name call but if you have to behave that way it speaks volumes. The teachers expectations. I sent my fall kid when they were turning five. Any needs they had, we addressed them. It’s called parenting. Try it.

My kids are now in college and I can say that in my experience there is a 1:1 correlation between people who say things like the bolded and their children being horrific little bullies. It’s really a remarkable blind spot but it has a 100% hit rate for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a real problem related to boys education they are just doing worse than girls across the board, from kindergarten to college.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/boys-left-behind-education-gender-gaps-across-the-us/

Parents that get educated on this trend use redshirting to increase the level of maturity of boys when they enter school, which is why redshirting is more prevalent among summer birth boys of high socioeconomic status families.

Nothing wrong with this trend, we want our kids to succeed, it’s good for the entire society.

Why wouldn’t these high socioeconomic status boys succeed unless they were held back a year? The kids who are our future scientists, doctors, creators, the most intelligent kids do not need to be held back, in fact it would be detrimental to their growth as students.

If your kid might benefit from staying back for a year because they will do better, just admit it. That’s a smart decision and is made all the time.

You’re just speculating who needs to be held back, who will do better, who’s going to be doctor, scientist, creator, what’s detrimental when in reality you have no clue, and it’s not your call to make, it’s the parents responsibility.

No need to admit anything, obviously the parents that redshirt their kid, do it because they think he will do better from staying back one year.

I don’t understand why that bothers you. How is a child doing better in school impacting you? I’d think you want that in your kids classroom. More mature kids, less disturbance, a good learning environment.

Unless your kid is not doing well and you blame it on the fast pace of teaching because the material is too easy for redshirted kids.

Of course there are many children who benefit from waiting a year because of immaturity or having difficulty with skills. I just can’t believe how many parents think it’s an advantage to hold a child back a year when there are no learning issues, no maturity issues. I would think a kid who is without issues, a smart kid, would be bored out of his mind going through pre-k one more time. I know my kids were ready to move on halfway through pre-k, especially after preschool and pre-k.

It doesn’t bother me I just wonder why anyone would think starting school late would benefit later in life. The study is ridiculous.

If kids have maturity or developmental issues, in order to hold a kid back, parents should be required to get those kids into services.

You have no clue.

There is no intervention that makes a child mature faster.

Schools don’t just offer services, even to children with developmental issues. Having an ASD diagnosis doesn’t automatically qualify a student for a IEP. Schools have limited budgets and staffing issues. They already can’t provide services to every child who would benefit from them. Parents whose children have a serious need for services often have to fight to get them. It’s cheaper and easier for school districts to let parents delay enrollment for a year and hope their child is ready for school then.

My kid was in interventions for years. If your kid is having struggles you get them help vs ignoring it. If a kid has asd they will get an iep.

I have a child with ASD and ADHD. Schools balked at giving dc an IEP. They really only wanted dc to have a 504. It took multiple attempts to get an IEP. We even hired an advocate. We had to get an administrator on our side to even convince the educational management team to observe and evaluate dc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a real problem related to boys education they are just doing worse than girls across the board, from kindergarten to college.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/boys-left-behind-education-gender-gaps-across-the-us/

Parents that get educated on this trend use redshirting to increase the level of maturity of boys when they enter school, which is why redshirting is more prevalent among summer birth boys of high socioeconomic status families.

Nothing wrong with this trend, we want our kids to succeed, it’s good for the entire society.

Why wouldn’t these high socioeconomic status boys succeed unless they were held back a year? The kids who are our future scientists, doctors, creators, the most intelligent kids do not need to be held back, in fact it would be detrimental to their growth as students.

If your kid might benefit from staying back for a year because they will do better, just admit it. That’s a smart decision and is made all the time.

You’re just speculating who needs to be held back, who will do better, who’s going to be doctor, scientist, creator, what’s detrimental when in reality you have no clue, and it’s not your call to make, it’s the parents responsibility.

No need to admit anything, obviously the parents that redshirt their kid, do it because they think he will do better from staying back one year.

I don’t understand why that bothers you. How is a child doing better in school impacting you? I’d think you want that in your kids classroom. More mature kids, less disturbance, a good learning environment.

Unless your kid is not doing well and you blame it on the fast pace of teaching because the material is too easy for redshirted kids.

Of course there are many children who benefit from waiting a year because of immaturity or having difficulty with skills. I just can’t believe how many parents think it’s an advantage to hold a child back a year when there are no learning issues, no maturity issues. I would think a kid who is without issues, a smart kid, would be bored out of his mind going through pre-k one more time. I know my kids were ready to move on halfway through pre-k, especially after preschool and pre-k.

It doesn’t bother me I just wonder why anyone would think starting school late would benefit later in life. The study is ridiculous.

If kids have maturity or developmental issues, in order to hold a kid back, parents should be required to get those kids into services.

You have no clue.

There is no intervention that makes a child mature faster.

Schools don’t just offer services, even to children with developmental issues. Having an ASD diagnosis doesn’t automatically qualify a student for a IEP. Schools have limited budgets and staffing issues. They already can’t provide services to every child who would benefit from them. Parents whose children have a serious need for services often have to fight to get them. It’s cheaper and easier for school districts to let parents delay enrollment for a year and hope their child is ready for school then.

My kid was in interventions for years. If your kid is having struggles you get them help vs ignoring it. If a kid has asd they will get an iep.

I have a child with ASD and ADHD. Schools balked at giving dc an IEP. They really only wanted dc to have a 504. It took multiple attempts to get an IEP. We even hired an advocate. We had to get an administrator on our side to even convince the educational management team to observe and evaluate dc.

At least you got a 504. We had to do everything privately. If you go in with an advocate and private eval it helps. Big difference from holding back a kid with asd vs one with no diagnosis or real concerns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a real problem related to boys education they are just doing worse than girls across the board, from kindergarten to college.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/boys-left-behind-education-gender-gaps-across-the-us/

Parents that get educated on this trend use redshirting to increase the level of maturity of boys when they enter school, which is why redshirting is more prevalent among summer birth boys of high socioeconomic status families.

Nothing wrong with this trend, we want our kids to succeed, it’s good for the entire society.

Why wouldn’t these high socioeconomic status boys succeed unless they were held back a year? The kids who are our future scientists, doctors, creators, the most intelligent kids do not need to be held back, in fact it would be detrimental to their growth as students.

If your kid might benefit from staying back for a year because they will do better, just admit it. That’s a smart decision and is made all the time.

You’re just speculating who needs to be held back, who will do better, who’s going to be doctor, scientist, creator, what’s detrimental when in reality you have no clue, and it’s not your call to make, it’s the parents responsibility.

No need to admit anything, obviously the parents that redshirt their kid, do it because they think he will do better from staying back one year.

I don’t understand why that bothers you. How is a child doing better in school impacting you? I’d think you want that in your kids classroom. More mature kids, less disturbance, a good learning environment.

Unless your kid is not doing well and you blame it on the fast pace of teaching because the material is too easy for redshirted kids.

Kids are less mature, because they are older in a grade below what they should be. How does it impact me? I have a young for the grade and it skews age appropiate expectations.

Ok Karen, that sounds like the lamest excuse to be harping about other kids birthdays.

Whose expectations, yours, your kids, the teachers?

Get a life.

Look, you can name call but if you have to behave that way it speaks volumes. The teachers expectations. I sent my fall kid when they were turning five. Any needs they had, we addressed them. It’s called parenting. Try it.

My kids are now in college and I can say that in my experience there is a 1:1 correlation between people who say things like the bolded and their children being horrific little bullies. It’s really a remarkable blind spot but it has a 100% hit rate for me.

Mine are older and no bullies. They have been bullied by older kids as they were in lower grades than the kids and they were jealous. It’s a problem when you have 14-25 year olds with 18-19 year olds.