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.

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.

To you, it makes no sense. But you aren't part of the decision making process and really have no right to judge. The schools allowed it and the matter should be settled. You don't get a vote about a child that isn't yours.

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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.

My kid was inadvertently redshirted due to a move then un-redshirted due to another move. DC is a teen now and DC says was never teased, etc. for being older when redshirted or for being younger when not. The bizarre fantasy world of the anti-redshirt posters lives wholly in their sad heads.

On average DC liked being among the oldest a bit more, but it wasn't a strong preference and is fine now in HS where DC isn't redshirted. It was not a big deal one way or the other.

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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.

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Stop being so reasonable!

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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 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.

That doesn't make sense. Kids born in May or June are on the older half. Remember, July 2nd is the middle day of a non-leap year and the first day on the later half of a leap 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.

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.

To you, it makes no sense. But you aren't part of the decision making process and really have no right to judge. The schools allowed it and the matter should be settled. You don't get a vote about a child that isn't yours.

If the redshirted child is keeping the poster's age-appropriate child from winning competitions due to their unfair age advantage, then yes, the poster does have the right to get annoyed.

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Anonymous wrote:I went to college at 17 and I was definitely too young. My parents were obsessed with me being youngest and smartest too, like so many of the weirdo parents here.

I'm really getting sea-sick of people who weren't redshirted acting like victims.

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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."

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.

To you, it makes no sense. But you aren't part of the decision making process and really have no right to judge. The schools allowed it and the matter should be settled. You don't get a vote about a child that isn't yours.

If the redshirted child is keeping the poster's age-appropriate child from winning competitions due to their unfair age advantage, then yes, the poster does have the right to get annoyed.

Again - age does not correlate absolutely with academic success. So this is just a bizarre comment and train of thought. Get a grip.

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Anonymous wrote:I went to college at 17 and I was definitely too young. My parents were obsessed with me being youngest and smartest too, like so many of the weirdo parents here.

I'm really getting sea-sick of people who weren't redshirted acting like victims.

Okay weirdo!

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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."

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.

To you, it makes no sense. But you aren't part of the decision making process and really have no right to judge. The schools allowed it and the matter should be settled. You don't get a vote about a child that isn't yours.

If the redshirted child is keeping the poster's age-appropriate child from winning competitions due to their unfair age advantage, then yes, the poster does have the right to get annoyed.

Again - age does not correlate absolutely with academic success. So this is just a bizarre comment and train of thought. Get a grip.

You are responding to one of DCUMs dim trolls. They cannot manage rational thought. It's like trying to speak French to a rock.

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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 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.

That doesn't make sense. Kids born in May or June are on the older half. Remember, July 2nd is the middle day of a non-leap year and the first day on the later half of a leap year.

The cut-off for entering Kindergarten in this area varies, but it isn't December. In my district, if nobody redshirts or sends their kids early, then the October kids are the oldest, and the September kids are the youngest. Therefore both May and June children would be on the younger end.

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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."

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.

To you, it makes no sense. But you aren't part of the decision making process and really have no right to judge. The schools allowed it and the matter should be settled. You don't get a vote about a child that isn't yours.

If the redshirted child is keeping the poster's age-appropriate child from winning competitions due to their unfair age advantage, then yes, the poster does have the right to get annoyed.

If a kid isn't winning a competition then they need to up their game. They aren't losing because some other kid is a few months older. There will always be someone older and smarter in the game of life.

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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 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.

That doesn't make sense. Kids born in May or June are on the older half. Remember, July 2nd is the middle day of a non-leap year and the first day on the later half of a leap year.

The cut-off for entering Kindergarten in this area varies, but it isn't December. In my district, if nobody redshirts or sends their kids early, then the October kids are the oldest, and the September kids are the youngest. Therefore both May and June children would be on the younger end.

But difference districts have different cut-offs. There's no universal cut-off. When different people have different ideas it's best to just go with the default idea. In this case, the default cut-off is 5 by December 31st.

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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 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.

That doesn't make sense. Kids born in May or June are on the older half. Remember, July 2nd is the middle day of a non-leap year and the first day on the later half of a leap year.

The cut-off for entering Kindergarten in this area varies, but it isn't December. In my district, if nobody redshirts or sends their kids early, then the October kids are the oldest, and the September kids are the youngest. Therefore both May and June children would be on the younger end.

But difference districts have different cut-offs. There's no universal cut-off. When different people have different ideas it's best to just go with the default idea. In this case, the default cut-off is 5 by December 31st.

Why is Dec 31 the default? Because its your particular area? For the vast majority of districts that's not the case.

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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 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.

That doesn't make sense. Kids born in May or June are on the older half. Remember, July 2nd is the middle day of a non-leap year and the first day on the later half of a leap year.

The cut-off for entering Kindergarten in this area varies, but it isn't December. In my district, if nobody redshirts or sends their kids early, then the October kids are the oldest, and the September kids are the youngest. Therefore both May and June children would be on the younger end.

But difference districts have different cut-offs. There's no universal cut-off. When different people have different ideas it's best to just go with the default idea. In this case, the default cut-off is 5 by December 31st.

Why is Dec 31 the default? Because its your particular area? For the vast majority of districts that's not the case.

It's the default because, in-case you didn't already know, that's the day before the new year starts. It was decided 2021 years ago that this date would be the cut-off point every 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 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.

That doesn't make sense. Kids born in May or June are on the older half. Remember, July 2nd is the middle day of a non-leap year and the first day on the later half of a leap year.

The cut-off for entering Kindergarten in this area varies, but it isn't December. In my district, if nobody redshirts or sends their kids early, then the October kids are the oldest, and the September kids are the youngest. Therefore both May and June children would be on the younger end.

But difference districts have different cut-offs. There's no universal cut-off. When different people have different ideas it's best to just go with the default idea. In this case, the default cut-off is 5 by December 31st.

Why is Dec 31 the default? Because its your particular area? For the vast majority of districts that's not the case.

It's the default because, in-case you didn't already know, that's the day before the new year starts. It was decided 2021 years ago that this date would be the cut-off point every year.

I play by the rules in my district which are the only ones that matter to me. Dec 31 doesn't mean squat when my district cuts off is Sept 1.