We chose not to redshirt DS without considering the long-term consequences:

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting. Because of where we lived at the time, ours started kindergarten at 4 despite turning 5 in late November, and never had any problems. This sounds specific to your son, not all boys born at the same time.

Thank you. Signed late Dec. baby who graduated at 17, college at 21, Phd by 25, postdoc now millionaire in late 40s. And, grad school was free.

lol at flexing for being a millionaire in late 40s. I’d guess that’s a third of college graduates are millionaires at that stage in life, so not as impressive as you think it is.

I find it amusing that your most notable accomplishments are getting degrees a year younger than your peers. To me, thats not an indication of being successful. It’s what you do with that knowledge. Often it’s having the maturity, social skills, and problem solving that is lagging behind, not getting the A in class and doing well on tests.

Taking one extra year, especially for boys can help. It doesn’t matter if it’s in kindergarten, gap year before college, or taking a year after college to strengthen a medical school application as an example.

Let families decide what’s best for them without interjecting in their decision. It’s tacky to give yourself as an example to others.

Graduating high school at 17 is normal, as is graduating college at 21. And being a millionaire at any age is impressive, because most people never are at any point in their life.

Only for the very youngest. More normal is 18.

July 2nd is the middle day of a leap year and the first day on the later half of a leap year. Since high school graduations are in May or June, the majority of students are 17 upon graduation.

Just quit it with this nonsense. Many schools have a 9/1 cut off. Your little school district in NY is an anomaly.

+1. DCUM-area schools cut off Sept 1-Sept 30. Most kids graduate at 18, even redshirted summer birthdays.

Kids with summer birthdays don’t get redshirted. It’s only fall kids who are considered for redshirting.

What do you call it when an August birthday doesn’t start kindergarten when first eligible in a 9/1 cut off school district? This is far more common than a redshirted fall birthday.

You have a better chance of winning a multi-million dollar lottery than finding a redshirted August kid.

?? I don't understand. I have two August kids that I held back. There are several others in their classes even. I know of June and July boys held back as well.

I personally do not think the cut off should be 9/30. Seems like 9/1 would be better.

You just want the cut off moved up so you can justify holding back your kids. They should be grouped by age and sent on time.

Since they aren’t grouped by age the one size fits all doesn’t work.

In theory they are grouped by age but those who hold their kids back change the grouping.

I went to half day kindergarten. Don’t see that anymore. I can think of a few other changes. Parents are being reactive. Make kindergarten it was in the decades ago, until then parents have to do what’s right for their child.

Same. Four year olds in half day K is reasonable. All day is inappropriate developmentally hut necessary to provide care for low income families. Until that changes parents have to look out for their own kids developmental needs.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting. Because of where we lived at the time, ours started kindergarten at 4 despite turning 5 in late November, and never had any problems. This sounds specific to your son, not all boys born at the same time.

Thank you. Signed late Dec. baby who graduated at 17, college at 21, Phd by 25, postdoc now millionaire in late 40s. And, grad school was free.

lol at flexing for being a millionaire in late 40s. I’d guess that’s a third of college graduates are millionaires at that stage in life, so not as impressive as you think it is.

I find it amusing that your most notable accomplishments are getting degrees a year younger than your peers. To me, thats not an indication of being successful. It’s what you do with that knowledge. Often it’s having the maturity, social skills, and problem solving that is lagging behind, not getting the A in class and doing well on tests.

Taking one extra year, especially for boys can help. It doesn’t matter if it’s in kindergarten, gap year before college, or taking a year after college to strengthen a medical school application as an example.

Let families decide what’s best for them without interjecting in their decision. It’s tacky to give yourself as an example to others.

Graduating high school at 17 is normal, as is graduating college at 21. And being a millionaire at any age is impressive, because most people never are at any point in their life.

Only for the very youngest. More normal is 18.

July 2nd is the middle day of a leap year and the first day on the later half of a leap year. Since high school graduations are in May or June, the majority of students are 17 upon graduation.

Just quit it with this nonsense. Many schools have a 9/1 cut off. Your little school district in NY is an anomaly.

+1. DCUM-area schools cut off Sept 1-Sept 30. Most kids graduate at 18, even redshirted summer birthdays.

Kids with summer birthdays don’t get redshirted. It’s only fall kids who are considered for redshirting.

What do you call it when an August birthday doesn’t start kindergarten when first eligible in a 9/1 cut off school district? This is far more common than a redshirted fall birthday.

You have a better chance of winning a multi-million dollar lottery than finding a redshirted August kid.

?? I don't understand. I have two August kids that I held back. There are several others in their classes even. I know of June and July boys held back as well.

I personally do not think the cut off should be 9/30. Seems like 9/1 would be better.

You just want the cut off moved up so you can justify holding back your kids. They should be grouped by age and sent on time.

Since they aren’t grouped by age the one size fits all doesn’t work.

In theory they are grouped by age but those who hold their kids back change the grouping.

I went to half day kindergarten. Don’t see that anymore. I can think of a few other changes. Parents are being reactive. Make kindergarten it was in the decades ago, until then parents have to do what’s right for their child.

Same. Four year olds in half day K is reasonable. All day is inappropriate developmentally hut necessary to provide care for low income families. Until that changes parents have to look out for their own kids developmental needs.

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Facts matter. My twin brother and I were born very small - two pounds each. My single mother was told we would be developmentally slow and for a while it looked like the case. A November birthday and there was no question of holding us back. Attended half day Kindergarten - no pre school. My mother insisted we play outside often, even during the winter, doing every sport we could. My mother had a lot of common sense.

Both of us were very good students who went to great schools on NCAA athletic scholarships. The redshirted year helped for personal maturity.

I had a November kid who was advanced and not redshirted and FCPS skipped her to second grade after two weeks in first. My spouse went to the school and thought it was a good move but I recall being miffed as I wasn't consulted. I was worried about social aspects. The kid turned out great so it worked out but am wary about pushing too much.

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Anonymous wrote:My October birthday kid went on time and is the oldest in his class. He was almost 6 by the time he started K. We had to pay for an entire extra year of daycare.

The starting date has changed so many times over the decades and states decide. There is no magic age or it would have been settled on.

I have a brother and sister both with October birthdays. My sister did fine but my brother was held back in first grade because of some tough disabilities. He was a top athlete so he got ridiculed about being a dumb jock.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting. Because of where we lived at the time, ours started kindergarten at 4 despite turning 5 in late November, and never had any problems. This sounds specific to your son, not all boys born at the same time.

Thank you. Signed late Dec. baby who graduated at 17, college at 21, Phd by 25, postdoc now millionaire in late 40s. And, grad school was free.

lol at flexing for being a millionaire in late 40s. I’d guess that’s a third of college graduates are millionaires at that stage in life, so not as impressive as you think it is.

I find it amusing that your most notable accomplishments are getting degrees a year younger than your peers. To me, thats not an indication of being successful. It’s what you do with that knowledge. Often it’s having the maturity, social skills, and problem solving that is lagging behind, not getting the A in class and doing well on tests.

Taking one extra year, especially for boys can help. It doesn’t matter if it’s in kindergarten, gap year before college, or taking a year after college to strengthen a medical school application as an example.

Let families decide what’s best for them without interjecting in their decision. It’s tacky to give yourself as an example to others.

Graduating high school at 17 is normal, as is graduating college at 21. And being a millionaire at any age is impressive, because most people never are at any point in their life.

Only for the very youngest. More normal is 18.

July 2nd is the middle day of a leap year and the first day on the later half of a leap year. Since high school graduations are in May or June, the majority of students are 17 upon graduation.

Just quit it with this nonsense. Many schools have a 9/1 cut off. Your little school district in NY is an anomaly.

+1. DCUM-area schools cut off Sept 1-Sept 30. Most kids graduate at 18, even redshirted summer birthdays.

Kids with summer birthdays don’t get redshirted. It’s only fall kids who are considered for redshirting.

What do you call it when an August birthday doesn’t start kindergarten when first eligible in a 9/1 cut off school district? This is far more common than a redshirted fall birthday.

You have a better chance of winning a multi-million dollar lottery than finding a redshirted August kid.

?? I don't understand. I have two August kids that I held back. There are several others in their classes even. I know of June and July boys held back as well.

I personally do not think the cut off should be 9/30. Seems like 9/1 would be better.

You just want the cut off moved up so you can justify holding back your kids. They should be grouped by age and sent on time.

Since they aren’t grouped by age the one size fits all doesn’t work.

In theory they are grouped by age but those who hold their kids back change the grouping.

I went to half day kindergarten. Don’t see that anymore. I can think of a few other changes. Parents are being reactive. Make kindergarten it was in the decades ago, until then parents have to do what’s right for their child.

Same. Four year olds in half day K is reasonable. All day is inappropriate developmentally hut necessary to provide care for low income families. Until that changes parents have to look out for their own kids developmental needs.

This.

Facts matter. My twin brother and I were born very small - two pounds each. My single mother was told we would be developmentally slow and for a while it looked like the case. A November birthday and there was no question of holding us back. Attended half day Kindergarten - no pre school. My mother insisted we play outside often, even during the winter, doing every sport we could. My mother had a lot of common sense.

Both of us were very good students who went to great schools on NCAA athletic scholarships. The redshirted year helped for personal maturity.

I had a November kid who was advanced and not redshirted and FCPS skipped her to second grade after two weeks in first. My spouse went to the school and thought it was a good move but I recall being miffed as I wasn't consulted. I was worried about social aspects. The kid turned out great so it worked out but am wary about pushing too much.

Our schools until very recently had the cut off date at December 31. Most girls who were born in November and December went to kindergarten at age 4. Not too many boys did and it was unrelated to sports.

Maybe all students should go to kindergarten if they were born in the same year January through December. THey could do a readiness test at the end of the year to determine who’s ready for first grade.

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Anonymous wrote:In Florida the cutoff is September 1st. Kids have to be 5 by September 1 to go to K.

I've never met a September boy who was sent on time and that every teacher he met didn't wish he'd been held back.

We held our September kid back. It was terrible academically and they had to skip a grade. I don't care what teachers think. They often do whats best for them, not the kids in Elementary. I am so tired of the boy hate. If a boy isn't prepared you need to look at the parents and preschool, who did not prepare them. The play based preschools are a waste of time.

You certainly didn’t make the right decision and the school had to correct it.

Elementary school in the 70s, 80s and some 90s is when parents followed the guidelines. Kids were held back or moved forward as necessary but it wasn’t that often. More often now is parents aren’t doing what’s best for their children’s education, they are doing it to try and get an advantage over the other students. Not a great reason to hold a child back for a whole year.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting. Because of where we lived at the time, ours started kindergarten at 4 despite turning 5 in late November, and never had any problems. This sounds specific to your son, not all boys born at the same time.

Thank you. Signed late Dec. baby who graduated at 17, college at 21, Phd by 25, postdoc now millionaire in late 40s. And, grad school was free.

lol at flexing for being a millionaire in late 40s. I’d guess that’s a third of college graduates are millionaires at that stage in life, so not as impressive as you think it is.

I find it amusing that your most notable accomplishments are getting degrees a year younger than your peers. To me, thats not an indication of being successful. It’s what you do with that knowledge. Often it’s having the maturity, social skills, and problem solving that is lagging behind, not getting the A in class and doing well on tests.

Taking one extra year, especially for boys can help. It doesn’t matter if it’s in kindergarten, gap year before college, or taking a year after college to strengthen a medical school application as an example.

Let families decide what’s best for them without interjecting in their decision. It’s tacky to give yourself as an example to others.

Graduating high school at 17 is normal, as is graduating college at 21. And being a millionaire at any age is impressive, because most people never are at any point in their life.

Only for the very youngest. More normal is 18.

July 2nd is the middle day of a leap year and the first day on the later half of a leap year. Since high school graduations are in May or June, the majority of students are 17 upon graduation.

Just quit it with this nonsense. Many schools have a 9/1 cut off. Your little school district in NY is an anomaly.

+1. DCUM-area schools cut off Sept 1-Sept 30. Most kids graduate at 18, even redshirted summer birthdays.

Kids with summer birthdays don’t get redshirted. It’s only fall kids who are considered for redshirting.

What do you call it when an August birthday doesn’t start kindergarten when first eligible in a 9/1 cut off school district? This is far more common than a redshirted fall birthday.

You have a better chance of winning a multi-million dollar lottery than finding a redshirted August kid.

?? I don't understand. I have two August kids that I held back. There are several others in their classes even. I know of June and July boys held back as well.

I personally do not think the cut off should be 9/30. Seems like 9/1 would be better.

You just want the cut off moved up so you can justify holding back your kids. They should be grouped by age and sent on time.

DP: I’d like the cutoff moved so it aligns with what’s developmentally appropriate for 4 year olds. You will find no peer reviewed study that encourages four year olds to get 35 minutes of outdoor play in the school day.

There NO significant difference in development between a kid born August 31 vs September 30th.

I don’t think anyone considers redshirting a September child. It’s only kids born between October and December who are considered for redshirting.

There are people on this board who redshirt their kids who were born in April through September, as well. Some of those kids don't start kindergarten until they are 6 years old.

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You can’t change the past OP.

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Anonymous wrote:You can’t change the past OP.

No way! Really?

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting. Because of where we lived at the time, ours started kindergarten at 4 despite turning 5 in late November, and never had any problems. This sounds specific to your son, not all boys born at the same time.

Thank you. Signed late Dec. baby who graduated at 17, college at 21, Phd by 25, postdoc now millionaire in late 40s. And, grad school was free.

lol at flexing for being a millionaire in late 40s. I’d guess that’s a third of college graduates are millionaires at that stage in life, so not as impressive as you think it is.

I find it amusing that your most notable accomplishments are getting degrees a year younger than your peers. To me, thats not an indication of being successful. It’s what you do with that knowledge. Often it’s having the maturity, social skills, and problem solving that is lagging behind, not getting the A in class and doing well on tests.

Taking one extra year, especially for boys can help. It doesn’t matter if it’s in kindergarten, gap year before college, or taking a year after college to strengthen a medical school application as an example.

Let families decide what’s best for them without interjecting in their decision. It’s tacky to give yourself as an example to others.

Graduating high school at 17 is normal, as is graduating college at 21. And being a millionaire at any age is impressive, because most people never are at any point in their life.

Only for the very youngest. More normal is 18.

July 2nd is the middle day of a leap year and the first day on the later half of a leap year. Since high school graduations are in May or June, the majority of students are 17 upon graduation.

Just quit it with this nonsense. Many schools have a 9/1 cut off. Your little school district in NY is an anomaly.

+1. DCUM-area schools cut off Sept 1-Sept 30. Most kids graduate at 18, even redshirted summer birthdays.

Kids with summer birthdays don’t get redshirted. It’s only fall kids who are considered for redshirting.

What do you call it when an August birthday doesn’t start kindergarten when first eligible in a 9/1 cut off school district? This is far more common than a redshirted fall birthday.

You have a better chance of winning a multi-million dollar lottery than finding a redshirted August kid.

?? I don't understand. I have two August kids that I held back. There are several others in their classes even. I know of June and July boys held back as well.

I personally do not think the cut off should be 9/30. Seems like 9/1 would be better.

You just want the cut off moved up so you can justify holding back your kids. They should be grouped by age and sent on time.

DP: I’d like the cutoff moved so it aligns with what’s developmentally appropriate for 4 year olds. You will find no peer reviewed study that encourages four year olds to get 35 minutes of outdoor play in the school day.

There NO significant difference in development between a kid born August 31 vs September 30th.

I don’t think anyone considers redshirting a September child. It’s only kids born between October and December who are considered for redshirting.

There are people on this board who redshirt their kids who were born in April through September, as well. Some of those kids don't start kindergarten until they are 6 years old.

That’s just plain greedy.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting. Because of where we lived at the time, ours started kindergarten at 4 despite turning 5 in late November, and never had any problems. This sounds specific to your son, not all boys born at the same time.

Thank you. Signed late Dec. baby who graduated at 17, college at 21, Phd by 25, postdoc now millionaire in late 40s. And, grad school was free.

lol at flexing for being a millionaire in late 40s. I’d guess that’s a third of college graduates are millionaires at that stage in life, so not as impressive as you think it is.

I find it amusing that your most notable accomplishments are getting degrees a year younger than your peers. To me, thats not an indication of being successful. It’s what you do with that knowledge. Often it’s having the maturity, social skills, and problem solving that is lagging behind, not getting the A in class and doing well on tests.

Taking one extra year, especially for boys can help. It doesn’t matter if it’s in kindergarten, gap year before college, or taking a year after college to strengthen a medical school application as an example.

Let families decide what’s best for them without interjecting in their decision. It’s tacky to give yourself as an example to others.

Graduating high school at 17 is normal, as is graduating college at 21. And being a millionaire at any age is impressive, because most people never are at any point in their life.

Only for the very youngest. More normal is 18.

July 2nd is the middle day of a leap year and the first day on the later half of a leap year. Since high school graduations are in May or June, the majority of students are 17 upon graduation.

Just quit it with this nonsense. Many schools have a 9/1 cut off. Your little school district in NY is an anomaly.

+1. DCUM-area schools cut off Sept 1-Sept 30. Most kids graduate at 18, even redshirted summer birthdays.

Kids with summer birthdays don’t get redshirted. It’s only fall kids who are considered for redshirting.

What do you call it when an August birthday doesn’t start kindergarten when first eligible in a 9/1 cut off school district? This is far more common than a redshirted fall birthday.

You have a better chance of winning a multi-million dollar lottery than finding a redshirted August kid.

Spring and summer kids are regularly held back as either privates demand it as its easier for them OR the parents want an advantage. If your child misses the cut off, they are not held back.

Redshirting a spring kid would be greedy, as they’re already slated to be on the older half.

I can’t imagine redshirting a spring birthday, talk about being too old for kindergarten. My daughter had one friend with dyslexia and other learning disabilities who was held back with a May birthday.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting. Because of where we lived at the time, ours started kindergarten at 4 despite turning 5 in late November, and never had any problems. This sounds specific to your son, not all boys born at the same time.

Thank you. Signed late Dec. baby who graduated at 17, college at 21, Phd by 25, postdoc now millionaire in late 40s. And, grad school was free.

lol at flexing for being a millionaire in late 40s. I’d guess that’s a third of college graduates are millionaires at that stage in life, so not as impressive as you think it is.

I find it amusing that your most notable accomplishments are getting degrees a year younger than your peers. To me, thats not an indication of being successful. It’s what you do with that knowledge. Often it’s having the maturity, social skills, and problem solving that is lagging behind, not getting the A in class and doing well on tests.

Taking one extra year, especially for boys can help. It doesn’t matter if it’s in kindergarten, gap year before college, or taking a year after college to strengthen a medical school application as an example.

Let families decide what’s best for them without interjecting in their decision. It’s tacky to give yourself as an example to others.

Graduating high school at 17 is normal, as is graduating college at 21. And being a millionaire at any age is impressive, because most people never are at any point in their life.

Only for the very youngest. More normal is 18.

July 2nd is the middle day of a leap year and the first day on the later half of a leap year. Since high school graduations are in May or June, the majority of students are 17 upon graduation.

Just quit it with this nonsense. Many schools have a 9/1 cut off. Your little school district in NY is an anomaly.

+1. DCUM-area schools cut off Sept 1-Sept 30. Most kids graduate at 18, even redshirted summer birthdays.

Kids with summer birthdays don’t get redshirted. It’s only fall kids who are considered for redshirting.

What do you call it when an August birthday doesn’t start kindergarten when first eligible in a 9/1 cut off school district? This is far more common than a redshirted fall birthday.

You have a better chance of winning a multi-million dollar lottery than finding a redshirted August kid.

?? I don't understand. I have two August kids that I held back. There are several others in their classes even. I know of June and July boys held back as well.

I personally do not think the cut off should be 9/30. Seems like 9/1 would be better.

You just want the cut off moved up so you can justify holding back your kids. They should be grouped by age and sent on time.

DP: I’d like the cutoff moved so it aligns with what’s developmentally appropriate for 4 year olds. You will find no peer reviewed study that encourages four year olds to get 35 minutes of outdoor play in the school day.

There NO significant difference in development between a kid born August 31 vs September 30th.

And in FCPS both of them start K at four if they go “on time” and i agree its equally bad for both od them. Four year olds need to be outside most of the day, with the opportunity to nap if they still want to. Not in a classroom with a total of 35 minutes outdoors if they’re lucky. Again— find ONE legitmate source that says four year olds should only get 35 minutes outdoors.

Where would a 4 year old go to be outside all day? Our city has full time pre-k and kindergarten, both free. They both take time to nap after lunch. They were able to change K ages to cut off in September since they added a pre-k. Kids who are turning 5 years old in October, November, December shouldn’t be in daycare or daycares that claim to be preschools.

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I agree that it’s much better to be the oldest. We held back our December-born daughter and would do it again. The only time it was a problem was her senior prom, when she couldn’t find a guy who was legally old enough to go with her.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting. Because of where we lived at the time, ours started kindergarten at 4 despite turning 5 in late November, and never had any problems. This sounds specific to your son, not all boys born at the same time.

Thank you. Signed late Dec. baby who graduated at 17, college at 21, Phd by 25, postdoc now millionaire in late 40s. And, grad school was free.

lol at flexing for being a millionaire in late 40s. I’d guess that’s a third of college graduates are millionaires at that stage in life, so not as impressive as you think it is.

I find it amusing that your most notable accomplishments are getting degrees a year younger than your peers. To me, thats not an indication of being successful. It’s what you do with that knowledge. Often it’s having the maturity, social skills, and problem solving that is lagging behind, not getting the A in class and doing well on tests.

Taking one extra year, especially for boys can help. It doesn’t matter if it’s in kindergarten, gap year before college, or taking a year after college to strengthen a medical school application as an example.

Let families decide what’s best for them without interjecting in their decision. It’s tacky to give yourself as an example to others.

Graduating high school at 17 is normal, as is graduating college at 21. And being a millionaire at any age is impressive, because most people never are at any point in their life.

Only for the very youngest. More normal is 18.

July 2nd is the middle day of a leap year and the first day on the later half of a leap year. Since high school graduations are in May or June, the majority of students are 17 upon graduation.

Just quit it with this nonsense. Many schools have a 9/1 cut off. Your little school district in NY is an anomaly.

+1. DCUM-area schools cut off Sept 1-Sept 30. Most kids graduate at 18, even redshirted summer birthdays.

Kids with summer birthdays don’t get redshirted. It’s only fall kids who are considered for redshirting.

What do you call it when an August birthday doesn’t start kindergarten when first eligible in a 9/1 cut off school district? This is far more common than a redshirted fall birthday.

You have a better chance of winning a multi-million dollar lottery than finding a redshirted August kid.

Spring and summer kids are regularly held back as either privates demand it as its easier for them OR the parents want an advantage. If your child misses the cut off, they are not held back.

Redshirting a spring kid would be greedy, as they’re already slated to be on the older half.

I can’t imagine redshirting a spring birthday, talk about being too old for kindergarten. My daughter had one friend with dyslexia and other learning disabilities who was held back with a May birthday.

Greed at its finest.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting. Because of where we lived at the time, ours started kindergarten at 4 despite turning 5 in late November, and never had any problems. This sounds specific to your son, not all boys born at the same time.

Thank you. Signed late Dec. baby who graduated at 17, college at 21, Phd by 25, postdoc now millionaire in late 40s. And, grad school was free.

lol at flexing for being a millionaire in late 40s. I’d guess that’s a third of college graduates are millionaires at that stage in life, so not as impressive as you think it is.

I find it amusing that your most notable accomplishments are getting degrees a year younger than your peers. To me, thats not an indication of being successful. It’s what you do with that knowledge. Often it’s having the maturity, social skills, and problem solving that is lagging behind, not getting the A in class and doing well on tests.

Taking one extra year, especially for boys can help. It doesn’t matter if it’s in kindergarten, gap year before college, or taking a year after college to strengthen a medical school application as an example.

Let families decide what’s best for them without interjecting in their decision. It’s tacky to give yourself as an example to others.

Graduating high school at 17 is normal, as is graduating college at 21. And being a millionaire at any age is impressive, because most people never are at any point in their life.

Only for the very youngest. More normal is 18.

July 2nd is the middle day of a leap year and the first day on the later half of a leap year. Since high school graduations are in May or June, the majority of students are 17 upon graduation.

Just quit it with this nonsense. Many schools have a 9/1 cut off. Your little school district in NY is an anomaly.

+1. DCUM-area schools cut off Sept 1-Sept 30. Most kids graduate at 18, even redshirted summer birthdays.

Kids with summer birthdays don’t get redshirted. It’s only fall kids who are considered for redshirting.

What do you call it when an August birthday doesn’t start kindergarten when first eligible in a 9/1 cut off school district? This is far more common than a redshirted fall birthday.

You have a better chance of winning a multi-million dollar lottery than finding a redshirted August kid.

?? I don't understand. I have two August kids that I held back. There are several others in their classes even. I know of June and July boys held back as well.

I personally do not think the cut off should be 9/30. Seems like 9/1 would be better.

You just want the cut off moved up so you can justify holding back your kids. They should be grouped by age and sent on time.

DP: I’d like the cutoff moved so it aligns with what’s developmentally appropriate for 4 year olds. You will find no peer reviewed study that encourages four year olds to get 35 minutes of outdoor play in the school day.

There NO significant difference in development between a kid born August 31 vs September 30th.

And in FCPS both of them start K at four if they go “on time” and i agree its equally bad for both od them. Four year olds need to be outside most of the day, with the opportunity to nap if they still want to. Not in a classroom with a total of 35 minutes outdoors if they’re lucky. Again— find ONE legitmate source that says four year olds should only get 35 minutes outdoors.

Where would a 4 year old go to be outside all day? Our city has full time pre-k and kindergarten, both free. They both take time to nap after lunch. They were able to change K ages to cut off in September since they added a pre-k. Kids who are turning 5 years old in October, November, December shouldn’t be in daycare or daycares that claim to be preschools.

Ever heard of playgrounds? They’re free.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting. Because of where we lived at the time, ours started kindergarten at 4 despite turning 5 in late November, and never had any problems. This sounds specific to your son, not all boys born at the same time.

Thank you. Signed late Dec. baby who graduated at 17, college at 21, Phd by 25, postdoc now millionaire in late 40s. And, grad school was free.

lol at flexing for being a millionaire in late 40s. I’d guess that’s a third of college graduates are millionaires at that stage in life, so not as impressive as you think it is.

I find it amusing that your most notable accomplishments are getting degrees a year younger than your peers. To me, thats not an indication of being successful. It’s what you do with that knowledge. Often it’s having the maturity, social skills, and problem solving that is lagging behind, not getting the A in class and doing well on tests.

Taking one extra year, especially for boys can help. It doesn’t matter if it’s in kindergarten, gap year before college, or taking a year after college to strengthen a medical school application as an example.

Let families decide what’s best for them without interjecting in their decision. It’s tacky to give yourself as an example to others.

Graduating high school at 17 is normal, as is graduating college at 21. And being a millionaire at any age is impressive, because most people never are at any point in their life.

Only for the very youngest. More normal is 18.

July 2nd is the middle day of a leap year and the first day on the later half of a leap year. Since high school graduations are in May or June, the majority of students are 17 upon graduation.

Just quit it with this nonsense. Many schools have a 9/1 cut off. Your little school district in NY is an anomaly.

+1. DCUM-area schools cut off Sept 1-Sept 30. Most kids graduate at 18, even redshirted summer birthdays.

Kids with summer birthdays don’t get redshirted. It’s only fall kids who are considered for redshirting.

What do you call it when an August birthday doesn’t start kindergarten when first eligible in a 9/1 cut off school district? This is far more common than a redshirted fall birthday.

You have a better chance of winning a multi-million dollar lottery than finding a redshirted August kid.

?? I don't understand. I have two August kids that I held back. There are several others in their classes even. I know of June and July boys held back as well.

I personally do not think the cut off should be 9/30. Seems like 9/1 would be better.

You just want the cut off moved up so you can justify holding back your kids. They should be grouped by age and sent on time.

DP: I’d like the cutoff moved so it aligns with what’s developmentally appropriate for 4 year olds. You will find no peer reviewed study that encourages four year olds to get 35 minutes of outdoor play in the school day.

There NO significant difference in development between a kid born August 31 vs September 30th.

And in FCPS both of them start K at four if they go “on time” and i agree its equally bad for both od them. Four year olds need to be outside most of the day, with the opportunity to nap if they still want to. Not in a classroom with a total of 35 minutes outdoors if they’re lucky. Again— find ONE legitmate source that says four year olds should only get 35 minutes outdoors.

Where would a 4 year old go to be outside all day? Our city has full time pre-k and kindergarten, both free. They both take time to nap after lunch. They were able to change K ages to cut off in September since they added a pre-k. Kids who are turning 5 years old in October, November, December shouldn’t be in daycare or daycares that claim to be preschools.

Ever heard of playgrounds? They’re free.

Yes but it’s not an all day thing Monday through Friday. It rains, it snows, too hot, too cold. We went to playgrounds all the time after preschool and kindergarten