Redshirting? Will there be more this year?

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Anonymous wrote:People are crazy about redshirting nowadays. My June 2016birthday daughter will be starting Kindergarten on time this year BECAUSE SHE'S READY, as are most children her age. I know a ton of families redshirted their spring-born children this year, so I know that she will be in school with children that have spring 2015 birthdays. We know a boy that has a May 2015 birthday and DEFINITELY should have been in Kindergarten this year, but his parents didn't want him to do virtual K and refuse to start him on time in first grade next year. It's absurd. He's going to turn SEVEN in Kindergarten. My seven year old is in 2nd grade right now.

I don’t know. My September birthday kid turned 7 the first week of first grade. So turning 7 in K maybe doesn’t seem as ridiculous to me as it would if my older kid had a spring birthday? My 2nd kid is May 2016 and he’ll be going to K in the fall on time, but it wasn’t until very recently that I thought he’d be ready for K by September. I have several friends with May/June boys who feel like some of the issues their kids have had in school have been related to being on the young side. For sone kids, I can see it being a tough call.

My September child turned 6 in first so yes it’s too old.

Sorry, but my kid turned 6 the first month of kindergarten in September because she wasn’t allowed to start early. Oh well. Must be 5 by 9/1 or you can’t start. Different rukes in different places.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn't redshirt, but DCUM has managed to make me very pro-redshirting because you anti-redshirt people are SO SO WEIRD and come across as deeply disturbed.

+1000. I think it’s the apex of DC-area competitiveness. Kindergarten is not a cage match and “fair competition” is not the point of school. Education is. Do whatever you think will most help your child learn. Period.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People are crazy about redshirting nowadays. My June 2016birthday daughter will be starting Kindergarten on time this year BECAUSE SHE'S READY, as are most children her age. I know a ton of families redshirted their spring-born children this year, so I know that she will be in school with children that have spring 2015 birthdays. We know a boy that has a May 2015 birthday and DEFINITELY should have been in Kindergarten this year, but his parents didn't want him to do virtual K and refuse to start him on time in first grade next year. It's absurd. He's going to turn SEVEN in Kindergarten. My seven year old is in 2nd grade right now.

I don’t know. My September birthday kid turned 7 the first week of first grade. So turning 7 in K maybe doesn’t seem as ridiculous to me as it would if my older kid had a spring birthday? My 2nd kid is May 2016 and he’ll be going to K in the fall on time, but it wasn’t until very recently that I thought he’d be ready for K by September. I have several friends with May/June boys who feel like some of the issues their kids have had in school have been related to being on the young side. For sone kids, I can see it being a tough call.

My September child turned 6 in first so yes it’s too old.

Sorry, but my kid turned 6 the first month of kindergarten in September because she wasn’t allowed to start early. Oh well. Must be 5 by 9/1 or you can’t start. Different rukes in different places.

We are in the DMV... in MD you can do early entrance through 10/15. A child going to K at 7 is too old. Yours is fine especially if they are not academically strong or otherwise they might be bored in school as ES curriculums are generally slow.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People are crazy about redshirting nowadays. My June 2016birthday daughter will be starting Kindergarten on time this year BECAUSE SHE'S READY, as are most children her age. I know a ton of families redshirted their spring-born children this year, so I know that she will be in school with children that have spring 2015 birthdays. We know a boy that has a May 2015 birthday and DEFINITELY should have been in Kindergarten this year, but his parents didn't want him to do virtual K and refuse to start him on time in first grade next year. It's absurd. He's going to turn SEVEN in Kindergarten. My seven year old is in 2nd grade right now.

I don’t know. My September birthday kid turned 7 the first week of first grade. So turning 7 in K maybe doesn’t seem as ridiculous to me as it would if my older kid had a spring birthday? My 2nd kid is May 2016 and he’ll be going to K in the fall on time, but it wasn’t until very recently that I thought he’d be ready for K by September. I have several friends with May/June boys who feel like some of the issues their kids have had in school have been related to being on the young side. For sone kids, I can see it being a tough call.

My September child turned 6 in first so yes it’s too old.

Sorry, but my kid turned 6 the first month of kindergarten in September because she wasn’t allowed to start early. Oh well. Must be 5 by 9/1 or you can’t start. Different rukes in different places.

We are in the DMV... in MD you can do early entrance through 10/15. A child going to K at 7 is too old. Yours is fine especially if they are not academically strong or otherwise they might be bored in school as ES curriculums are generally slow.

Regardless, a 6 year old in kindergarten is not "too old" they are the correct age in many (most) places. The "too old" business is tiresome and just plain incorrect on these forums.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People are crazy about redshirting nowadays. My June 2016birthday daughter will be starting Kindergarten on time this year BECAUSE SHE'S READY, as are most children her age. I know a ton of families redshirted their spring-born children this year, so I know that she will be in school with children that have spring 2015 birthdays. We know a boy that has a May 2015 birthday and DEFINITELY should have been in Kindergarten this year, but his parents didn't want him to do virtual K and refuse to start him on time in first grade next year. It's absurd. He's going to turn SEVEN in Kindergarten. My seven year old is in 2nd grade right now.

But not a March birthday?

What? Anyone who redshirts a March birthday is just a complete idiot setting their kid up for SO MUCH TEASING when they're older.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People are crazy about redshirting nowadays. My June 2016birthday daughter will be starting Kindergarten on time this year BECAUSE SHE'S READY, as are most children her age. I know a ton of families redshirted their spring-born children this year, so I know that she will be in school with children that have spring 2015 birthdays. We know a boy that has a May 2015 birthday and DEFINITELY should have been in Kindergarten this year, but his parents didn't want him to do virtual K and refuse to start him on time in first grade next year. It's absurd. He's going to turn SEVEN in Kindergarten. My seven year old is in 2nd grade right now.

I don’t know. My September birthday kid turned 7 the first week of first grade. So turning 7 in K maybe doesn’t seem as ridiculous to me as it would if my older kid had a spring birthday? My 2nd kid is May 2016 and he’ll be going to K in the fall on time, but it wasn’t until very recently that I thought he’d be ready for K by September. I have several friends with May/June boys who feel like some of the issues their kids have had in school have been related to being on the young side. For sone kids, I can see it being a tough call.

I get summer birthdays, but my 4th grader with a May birthday would definitely think it was weird if one her friends turned 11 on the same day that she turned 10, especially since everyone has been turning 10 this year and they all know it and talk about it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People are crazy about redshirting nowadays. My June 2016birthday daughter will be starting Kindergarten on time this year BECAUSE SHE'S READY, as are most children her age. I know a ton of families redshirted their spring-born children this year, so I know that she will be in school with children that have spring 2015 birthdays. We know a boy that has a May 2015 birthday and DEFINITELY should have been in Kindergarten this year, but his parents didn't want him to do virtual K and refuse to start him on time in first grade next year. It's absurd. He's going to turn SEVEN in Kindergarten. My seven year old is in 2nd grade right now.

I don’t know. My September birthday kid turned 7 the first week of first grade. So turning 7 in K maybe doesn’t seem as ridiculous to me as it would if my older kid had a spring birthday? My 2nd kid is May 2016 and he’ll be going to K in the fall on time, but it wasn’t until very recently that I thought he’d be ready for K by September. I have several friends with May/June boys who feel like some of the issues their kids have had in school have been related to being on the young side. For sone kids, I can see it being a tough call.

My September child turned 6 in first so yes it’s too old.

Sorry, but my kid turned 6 the first month of kindergarten in September because she wasn’t allowed to start early. Oh well. Must be 5 by 9/1 or you can’t start. Different rukes in different places.

We are in the DMV... in MD you can do early entrance through 10/15. A child going to K at 7 is too old. Yours is fine especially if they are not academically strong or otherwise they might be bored in school as ES curriculums are generally slow.

Regardless, a 6 year old in kindergarten is not "too old" they are the correct age in many (most) places. The "too old" business is tiresome and just plain incorrect on these forums.

Can you not read? A SEVEN year old in K is definitely too old. PLEASE tell me how many people you know whose children turned 7 in March of Kindergarten.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People are crazy about redshirting nowadays. My June 2016birthday daughter will be starting Kindergarten on time this year BECAUSE SHE'S READY, as are most children her age. I know a ton of families redshirted their spring-born children this year, so I know that she will be in school with children that have spring 2015 birthdays. We know a boy that has a May 2015 birthday and DEFINITELY should have been in Kindergarten this year, but his parents didn't want him to do virtual K and refuse to start him on time in first grade next year. It's absurd. He's going to turn SEVEN in Kindergarten. My seven year old is in 2nd grade right now.

I don’t know. My September birthday kid turned 7 the first week of first grade. So turning 7 in K maybe doesn’t seem as ridiculous to me as it would if my older kid had a spring birthday? My 2nd kid is May 2016 and he’ll be going to K in the fall on time, but it wasn’t until very recently that I thought he’d be ready for K by September. I have several friends with May/June boys who feel like some of the issues their kids have had in school have been related to being on the young side. For sone kids, I can see it being a tough call.

My September child turned 6 in first so yes it’s too old.

Sorry, but my kid turned 6 the first month of kindergarten in September because she wasn’t allowed to start early. Oh well. Must be 5 by 9/1 or you can’t start. Different rukes in different places.

We are in the DMV... in MD you can do early entrance through 10/15. A child going to K at 7 is too old. Yours is fine especially if they are not academically strong or otherwise they might be bored in school as ES curriculums are generally slow.

Regardless, a 6 year old in kindergarten is not "too old" they are the correct age in many (most) places. The "too old" business is tiresome and just plain incorrect on these forums.

Can you not read? A SEVEN year old in K is definitely too old. PLEASE tell me how many people you know whose children turned 7 in March of Kindergarten.

The only person I knew who turned 7 in kinder is my brother in law who was adopted internationally and came to the US at 5 speaking no English so his mom held him back from kinder so he could catch up on English. Your opinion on being "too old" is exactly that. Good thing more sensible people than you make the rules. A few months here or there makes no difference. It's not a race and you don't get a cookie for finishing high school first.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People are crazy about redshirting nowadays. My June 2016birthday daughter will be starting Kindergarten on time this year BECAUSE SHE'S READY, as are most children her age. I know a ton of families redshirted their spring-born children this year, so I know that she will be in school with children that have spring 2015 birthdays. We know a boy that has a May 2015 birthday and DEFINITELY should have been in Kindergarten this year, but his parents didn't want him to do virtual K and refuse to start him on time in first grade next year. It's absurd. He's going to turn SEVEN in Kindergarten. My seven year old is in 2nd grade right now.

I don’t know. My September birthday kid turned 7 the first week of first grade. So turning 7 in K maybe doesn’t seem as ridiculous to me as it would if my older kid had a spring birthday? My 2nd kid is May 2016 and he’ll be going to K in the fall on time, but it wasn’t until very recently that I thought he’d be ready for K by September. I have several friends with May/June boys who feel like some of the issues their kids have had in school have been related to being on the young side. For sone kids, I can see it being a tough call.

My September child turned 6 in first so yes it’s too old.

Sorry, but my kid turned 6 the first month of kindergarten in September because she wasn’t allowed to start early. Oh well. Must be 5 by 9/1 or you can’t start. Different rukes in different places.

We are in the DMV... in MD you can do early entrance through 10/15. A child going to K at 7 is too old. Yours is fine especially if they are not academically strong or otherwise they might be bored in school as ES curriculums are generally slow.

DP. Hold up, crazy anti-redshirter. Are you saying here that you think that because YOUR September kid turned 6 in first, people who follow the cutoff rules and send their about-to-turn-6 kids on time to K in districts with a 9/1 cutoff should instead apply for early entrance? Because, I guess, you say so?

Man, every time I think DCUM anti-redshirters can't get crazier, one of y'all says "Hold my beer."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People are crazy about redshirting nowadays. My June 2016birthday daughter will be starting Kindergarten on time this year BECAUSE SHE'S READY, as are most children her age. I know a ton of families redshirted their spring-born children this year, so I know that she will be in school with children that have spring 2015 birthdays. We know a boy that has a May 2015 birthday and DEFINITELY should have been in Kindergarten this year, but his parents didn't want him to do virtual K and refuse to start him on time in first grade next year. It's absurd. He's going to turn SEVEN in Kindergarten. My seven year old is in 2nd grade right now.

I don’t know. My September birthday kid turned 7 the first week of first grade. So turning 7 in K maybe doesn’t seem as ridiculous to me as it would if my older kid had a spring birthday? My 2nd kid is May 2016 and he’ll be going to K in the fall on time, but it wasn’t until very recently that I thought he’d be ready for K by September. I have several friends with May/June boys who feel like some of the issues their kids have had in school have been related to being on the young side. For sone kids, I can see it being a tough call.

I get summer birthdays, but my 4th grader with a May birthday would definitely think it was weird if one her friends turned 11 on the same day that she turned 10, especially since everyone has been turning 10 this year and they all know it and talk about it.

My child has that where his friends will turn a year older in the same month. It is very strange.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People are crazy about redshirting nowadays. My June 2016birthday daughter will be starting Kindergarten on time this year BECAUSE SHE'S READY, as are most children her age. I know a ton of families redshirted their spring-born children this year, so I know that she will be in school with children that have spring 2015 birthdays. We know a boy that has a May 2015 birthday and DEFINITELY should have been in Kindergarten this year, but his parents didn't want him to do virtual K and refuse to start him on time in first grade next year. It's absurd. He's going to turn SEVEN in Kindergarten. My seven year old is in 2nd grade right now.

I don’t know. My September birthday kid turned 7 the first week of first grade. So turning 7 in K maybe doesn’t seem as ridiculous to me as it would if my older kid had a spring birthday? My 2nd kid is May 2016 and he’ll be going to K in the fall on time, but it wasn’t until very recently that I thought he’d be ready for K by September. I have several friends with May/June boys who feel like some of the issues their kids have had in school have been related to being on the young side. For sone kids, I can see it being a tough call.

My September child turned 6 in first so yes it’s too old.

Sorry, but my kid turned 6 the first month of kindergarten in September because she wasn’t allowed to start early. Oh well. Must be 5 by 9/1 or you can’t start. Different rukes in different places.

We are in the DMV... in MD you can do early entrance through 10/15. A child going to K at 7 is too old. Yours is fine especially if they are not academically strong or otherwise they might be bored in school as ES curriculums are generally slow.

DP. Hold up, crazy anti-redshirter. Are you saying here that you think that because YOUR September kid turned 6 in first, people who follow the cutoff rules and send their about-to-turn-6 kids on time to K in districts with a 9/1 cutoff should instead apply for early entrance? Because, I guess, you say so?

Man, every time I think DCUM anti-redshirters can't get crazier, one of y'all says "Hold my beer."

First, the discussion is about a March kid and yes, parents should consider early entry as it makes no sense to hold a 5 year old back.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People are crazy about redshirting nowadays. My June 2016birthday daughter will be starting Kindergarten on time this year BECAUSE SHE'S READY, as are most children her age. I know a ton of families redshirted their spring-born children this year, so I know that she will be in school with children that have spring 2015 birthdays. We know a boy that has a May 2015 birthday and DEFINITELY should have been in Kindergarten this year, but his parents didn't want him to do virtual K and refuse to start him on time in first grade next year. It's absurd. He's going to turn SEVEN in Kindergarten. My seven year old is in 2nd grade right now.

I don’t know. My September birthday kid turned 7 the first week of first grade. So turning 7 in K maybe doesn’t seem as ridiculous to me as it would if my older kid had a spring birthday? My 2nd kid is May 2016 and he’ll be going to K in the fall on time, but it wasn’t until very recently that I thought he’d be ready for K by September. I have several friends with May/June boys who feel like some of the issues their kids have had in school have been related to being on the young side. For sone kids, I can see it being a tough call.

My September child turned 6 in first so yes it’s too old.

Sorry, but my kid turned 6 the first month of kindergarten in September because she wasn’t allowed to start early. Oh well. Must be 5 by 9/1 or you can’t start. Different rukes in different places.

We are in the DMV... in MD you can do early entrance through 10/15. A child going to K at 7 is too old. Yours is fine especially if they are not academically strong or otherwise they might be bored in school as ES curriculums are generally slow.

DP. Hold up, crazy anti-redshirter. Are you saying here that you think that because YOUR September kid turned 6 in first, people who follow the cutoff rules and send their about-to-turn-6 kids on time to K in districts with a 9/1 cutoff should instead apply for early entrance? Because, I guess, you say so?

Man, every time I think DCUM anti-redshirters can't get crazier, one of y'all says "Hold my beer."

First, the discussion is about a March kid and yes, parents should consider early entry as it makes no sense to hold a 5 year old back.

So, "hold my beer" it is, then.

[Anonymous]

Public education is not set up well for boys, and in my opinion, it is fair to red-shirt boys. We know many boys on medicine and who have behavior problems in my sons grade. I'm sure some parents may judge our red shirting decision, but it was the right decision at the time, plus our kid was born 6 weeks early.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Public education is not set up well for boys, and in my opinion, it is fair to red-shirt boys. We know many boys on medicine and who have behavior problems in my sons grade. I'm sure some parents may judge our red shirting decision, but it was the right decision at the time, plus our kid was born 6 weeks early.

Honestly, there are a few loud crazies here, but in the real world nobody cares.

My kid has one friend who is much older. I suspect it’s because he was out of school a lot when he was younger due to medical issues related to a birth defect. I never asked his parents because it’s none of my business. Know what? The kids know he’s older, but nobody cares. He doesn’t get teased. No one thinks he’s stupid. Because, once again, kids are smarter than adults. He’s a great kid and I’m glad he’s part of my kid’s class.

[Anonymous]

Stop saying redshirting when you mean holding back. People are not looking to game sports eligibility in droves!