Do you think redshirting is happening in K in DC public schools?

[Anonymous]

Mine did but he had a severe language delay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is Washington, DC.

If a parent can eke out a slight competitive advantage over their peers by redshirting their precious snowflake, they will.

Agree with others, that's a suburban thing. If you're a DC public school family, you start at pre-k to avoid another $20k preschool tuition year.

But what OP is talking about is holding back in K, not starting late. Read the OP, y’all. We took advantage of PK3 and PK4 and the. Redshirting in K - by having our kid repeat the grade. Highly recommend

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is Washington, DC.

If a parent can eke out a slight competitive advantage over their peers by redshirting their precious snowflake, they will.

Agree with others, that's a suburban thing. If you're a DC public school family, you start at pre-k to avoid another $20k preschool tuition year.

Ha! Are you trying to say that preK in the suburbs does not cost $20k?! Because it does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As the parent of a kiddo born a week before the cutoff, I am SO GLAD it's not done in DCPS. My kid is already young, it's ridiculous that some parents will hold their kid back and then my kid will be with kids more than a year older.

ME TOO. I do feel sorry for people in truly exceptional situations, like the struggling preemie boy mentioned upthread. But overall, I'm super glad this is not a thing here.

My kid is also born right before the cutoff. We are having him repeat K despite being academically fine because he is a disaster emotionally. The teachers won’t see much of it because he’s well behaved at school but if we don’t do it now then the repercussions for him would be bad I think. A missed year of socialization and a regression and plus he’s not even 6 yet mean K it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is Washington, DC.

If a parent can eke out a slight competitive advantage over their peers by redshirting their precious snowflake, they will.

Agree with others, that's a suburban thing. If you're a DC public school family, you start at pre-k to avoid another $20k preschool tuition year.

Ha! Are you trying to say that preK in the suburbs does not cost $20k?! Because it does.

Err, DC has universal pre-K starting at age 3. The suburbs do not. That’s…. what was being said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is Washington, DC.

If a parent can eke out a slight competitive advantage over their peers by redshirting their precious snowflake, they will.

Agree with others, that's a suburban thing. If you're a DC public school family, you start at pre-k to avoid another $20k preschool tuition year.

Ha! Are you trying to say that preK in the suburbs does not cost $20k?! Because it does.

Err, DC has universal pre-K starting at age 3. The suburbs do not. That’s…. what was being said.

You clearly don’t live in DC or do not have/never had kids in DCPS at PK age. DC does NOT have a universal pk program. They have actually far from it, ESPECIALLY for PK3, which is exceedingly limited. It’s a golden ticket to get pk seats where you don’t have a sibling already in

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is Washington, DC.

If a parent can eke out a slight competitive advantage over their peers by redshirting their precious snowflake, they will.

oooh yeah, here comes the crazy. let's start a fight!

[Anonymous]

Actually - there are enough preK seats just not in places people deem acceptable to them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is Washington, DC.

If a parent can eke out a slight competitive advantage over their peers by redshirting their precious snowflake, they will.

Agree with others, that's a suburban thing. If you're a DC public school family, you start at pre-k to avoid another $20k preschool tuition year.

Ha! Are you trying to say that preK in the suburbs does not cost $20k?! Because it does.

Err, DC has universal pre-K starting at age 3. The suburbs do not. That’s…. what was being said.

You clearly don’t live in DC or do not have/never had kids in DCPS at PK age. DC does NOT have a universal pk program. They have actually far from it, ESPECIALLY for PK3, which is exceedingly limited. It’s a golden ticket to get pk seats where you don’t have a sibling already in

This is factually wrong. Please don’t spew false information here. You have no idea what you are talking about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is Washington, DC.

If a parent can eke out a slight competitive advantage over their peers by redshirting their precious snowflake, they will.

Agree with others, that's a suburban thing. If you're a DC public school family, you start at pre-k to avoid another $20k preschool tuition year.

Ha! Are you trying to say that preK in the suburbs does not cost $20k?! Because it does.

Err, DC has universal pre-K starting at age 3. The suburbs do not. That’s…. what was being said.

You clearly don’t live in DC or do not have/never had kids in DCPS at PK age. DC does NOT have a universal pk program. They have actually far from it, ESPECIALLY for PK3, which is exceedingly limited. It’s a golden ticket to get pk seats where you don’t have a sibling already in

This is factually wrong. Please don’t spew false information here. You have no idea what you are talking about.

NP. This was true for our IB but now it's become much easier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is Washington, DC.

If a parent can eke out a slight competitive advantage over their peers by redshirting their precious snowflake, they will.

Agree with others, that's a suburban thing. If you're a DC public school family, you start at pre-k to avoid another $20k preschool tuition year.

Ha! Are you trying to say that preK in the suburbs does not cost $20k?! Because it does.

Err, DC has universal pre-K starting at age 3. The suburbs do not. That’s…. what was being said.

You clearly don’t live in DC or do not have/never had kids in DCPS at PK age. DC does NOT have a universal pk program. They have actually far from it, ESPECIALLY for PK3, which is exceedingly limited. It’s a golden ticket to get pk seats where you don’t have a sibling already in

This is factually wrong. Please don’t spew false information here. You have no idea what you are talking about.

NP. This was true for our IB but now it's become much easier.

True in NW for DCPS, but there are more and more CBOs offering free PK3 and PK4 through the DC PK expansion program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is Washington, DC.

If a parent can eke out a slight competitive advantage over their peers by redshirting their precious snowflake, they will.

Agree with others, that's a suburban thing. If you're a DC public school family, you start at pre-k to avoid another $20k preschool tuition year.

Ha! Are you trying to say that preK in the suburbs does not cost $20k?! Because it does.

Err, DC has universal pre-K starting at age 3. The suburbs do not. That’s…. what was being said.

You clearly don’t live in DC or do not have/never had kids in DCPS at PK age. DC does NOT have a universal pk program. They have actually far from it, ESPECIALLY for PK3, which is exceedingly limited. It’s a golden ticket to get pk seats where you don’t have a sibling already in

Errr, we live in Ward 4 and have a rising kindergartener in DCPS. You have a pre-K 3 seat, just not guaranteed at your home school or convenient to you. Lots of Ward 3 parents send their kids to Bethune 16th St, Sela, a Friendship school, etc. You could have too if you wanted to cross the park.

DCPS is proud to provide free, universal Pre-K in a school environment to ensure all of our young learners are ready for kindergarten.

https://dcps.dc.gov/ece

[Anonymous]

I know a few kids who've repeated grades, but not especially Kindergarten. It is always at the principal's discretion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As the parent of a kiddo born a week before the cutoff, I am SO GLAD it's not done in DCPS. My kid is already young, it's ridiculous that some parents will hold their kid back and then my kid will be with kids more than a year older.

ME TOO. I do feel sorry for people in truly exceptional situations, like the struggling preemie boy mentioned upthread. But overall, I'm super glad this is not a thing here.

My kid is also born right before the cutoff. We are having him repeat K despite being academically fine because he is a disaster emotionally. The teachers won’t see much of it because he’s well behaved at school but if we don’t do it now then the repercussions for him would be bad I think. A missed year of socialization and a regression and plus he’s not even 6 yet mean K it is.

are you doing this in a DC public school? Just wondering how you would manage this if he's not presenting issues at school?