Redshirting my son for pre-k - May birthday

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t listen to the anti-redshirt hysteria on here. Most of it comes from scarcity mindset. Certain parents believe that kids are marked as advanced or whatever early on, and that redshirted kids have an advantage over their non-redshirted kid in that regard. That is the real source of pushback here. If what they believe is true, they’d rather it be your kid that is disadvantaged. BTW, I don’t think it is true and neither of my DC’s redshirted.

+1

I didn’t redshirt and I think DCUM anti-redshirters are largely insane and bizarrely competitive weirdos.

If they were bizarrely competitive, then they would be pro-redshirters.

They are very bizarrely competitive, being anti-redshirters on this forum.
They just don't want other redshirted kids to be in the same cohort with their kids. It shows they know the benefit of redshirting, and they don't want their own kids to have to compete with them.

More like your redshirted kid loses any advantage that you’ve tried to give him.

OP isn't trying to give her child an advantage other than that of going to this particular school. She didn't choose to apply to preK for her kindergarten age child, just took the spot the school offered. Perhaps read the posts, not just the headline...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am getting some flack for redshirting my soon to be 5 year old son. He did not get into anywhere for kindergarten but could get in for pre-k. is he too old? I am regretting my decision.

If a school you like offered a pre-k spot for your child, take it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t listen to the anti-redshirt hysteria on here. Most of it comes from scarcity mindset. Certain parents believe that kids are marked as advanced or whatever early on, and that redshirted kids have an advantage over their non-redshirted kid in that regard. That is the real source of pushback here. If what they believe is true, they’d rather it be your kid that is disadvantaged. BTW, I don’t think it is true and neither of my DC’s redshirted.

+1

I didn’t redshirt and I think DCUM anti-redshirters are largely insane and bizarrely competitive weirdos.

If they were bizarrely competitive, then they would be pro-redshirters.

They are very bizarrely competitive, being anti-redshirters on this forum.
They just don't want other redshirted kids to be in the same cohort with their kids. It shows they know the benefit of redshirting, and they don't want their own kids to have to compete with them.

More like your redshirted kid loses any advantage that you’ve tried to give him.

OP isn't trying to give her child an advantage other than that of going to this particular school. She didn't choose to apply to preK for her kindergarten age child, just took the spot the school offered. Perhaps read the posts, not just the headline...

Perhaps if you read the posts and not just the headline, you would see that response was not to the OP. Stupid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t listen to the anti-redshirt hysteria on here. Most of it comes from scarcity mindset. Certain parents believe that kids are marked as advanced or whatever early on, and that redshirted kids have an advantage over their non-redshirted kid in that regard. That is the real source of pushback here. If what they believe is true, they’d rather it be your kid that is disadvantaged. BTW, I don’t think it is true and neither of my DC’s redshirted.

+1

I didn’t redshirt and I think DCUM anti-redshirters are largely insane and bizarrely competitive weirdos.

If they were bizarrely competitive, then they would be pro-redshirters.

They are very bizarrely competitive, being anti-redshirters on this forum.
They just don't want other redshirted kids to be in the same cohort with their kids. It shows they know the benefit of redshirting, and they don't want their own kids to have to compete with them.

You redshirted because your child can’t keep up, huh?

You are a weirdo.
According to your comment, should I then assume that your child was not eligible to redshirt, or you did not reshirt for some reason, and have regrets now because your child is behind of those redshirted kids. Is this how the game is played here?

You couldn’t be more wrong. You are the one playing a game because you know your kid sucks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t listen to the anti-redshirt hysteria on here. Most of it comes from scarcity mindset. Certain parents believe that kids are marked as advanced or whatever early on, and that redshirted kids have an advantage over their non-redshirted kid in that regard. That is the real source of pushback here. If what they believe is true, they’d rather it be your kid that is disadvantaged. BTW, I don’t think it is true and neither of my DC’s redshirted.

+1

I didn’t redshirt and I think DCUM anti-redshirters are largely insane and bizarrely competitive weirdos.

If they were bizarrely competitive, then they would be pro-redshirters.

They are very bizarrely competitive, being anti-redshirters on this forum.
They just don't want other redshirted kids to be in the same cohort with their kids. It shows they know the benefit of redshirting, and they don't want their own kids to have to compete with them.

More like your redshirted kid loses any advantage that you’ve tried to give him.

I did not redshirt and I completely agree that DCUM anti-redshirt posters are basically insane and weirdly competitive. It is truly bizarre.

My not-redshirted kids are doing great and have redshirted and not redshirted friends. Normal kids and families do not think about this. This is purely an obsession of socially stunted DCUM parents. Be wary of their bizarre obsession.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t listen to the anti-redshirt hysteria on here. Most of it comes from scarcity mindset. Certain parents believe that kids are marked as advanced or whatever early on, and that redshirted kids have an advantage over their non-redshirted kid in that regard. That is the real source of pushback here. If what they believe is true, they’d rather it be your kid that is disadvantaged. BTW, I don’t think it is true and neither of my DC’s redshirted.

+1

I didn’t redshirt and I think DCUM anti-redshirters are largely insane and bizarrely competitive weirdos.

If they were bizarrely competitive, then they would be pro-redshirters.

They are very bizarrely competitive, being anti-redshirters on this forum.
They just don't want other redshirted kids to be in the same cohort with their kids. It shows they know the benefit of redshirting, and they don't want their own kids to have to compete with them.

You redshirted because your child can’t keep up, huh?

You are a weirdo.
According to your comment, should I then assume that your child was not eligible to redshirt, or you did not reshirt for some reason, and have regrets now because your child is behind of those redshirted kids. Is this how the game is played here?

NP-lost credibility with the “weirdo” comment and aren’t you the one doing what you are accusing others of?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t listen to the anti-redshirt hysteria on here. Most of it comes from scarcity mindset. Certain parents believe that kids are marked as advanced or whatever early on, and that redshirted kids have an advantage over their non-redshirted kid in that regard. That is the real source of pushback here. If what they believe is true, they’d rather it be your kid that is disadvantaged. BTW, I don’t think it is true and neither of my DC’s redshirted.

+1

I didn’t redshirt and I think DCUM anti-redshirters are largely insane and bizarrely competitive weirdos.

If they were bizarrely competitive, then they would be pro-redshirters.

They are very bizarrely competitive, being anti-redshirters on this forum.
They just don't want other redshirted kids to be in the same cohort with their kids. It shows they know the benefit of redshirting, and they don't want their own kids to have to compete with them.

More like your redshirted kid loses any advantage that you’ve tried to give him.

I did not redshirt and I completely agree that DCUM anti-redshirt posters are basically insane and weirdly competitive. It is truly bizarre.

My not-redshirted kids are doing great and have redshirted and not redshirted friends. Normal kids and families do not think about this. This is purely an obsession of socially stunted DCUM parents. Be wary of their bizarre obsession.

What’s with these posters saying anti redshirts are the competitive ones. That’s kind of the opposite. The red shirters are trying to compete and therefore positioning to be able to do so.

[Anonymous]

Wow, redshirting posts get weirdly headed and go downhill extra fast, don't they?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is private school? You don’t have much choice. If you don’t want to redshirt your option is another private school or public.

There are a lot of anti-redshirters on DCUM who really don’t seem to understand how private school admissions work or even the difference between public and private so you have to take DCUM with a grain of salt.

I am a private school parent in a school in DC and my child is not redshirted and even has 3 June, 2 July, and 1 august birthday in his grade of about 30 students. None of which are redshirted.

Which is entirely irrelevant to OPs specific private schools and therefore useless information.

Let me break it down into basics for people who clearly do not understand admissions: First of all, there is a reasonable chance OP is a troll trying to rile up DCUMs large contingent of gullible anti-redshirters as enrollment commitment season is largely over. However, assuming OP is not a troll, OPs post is a little unclear but it appears that OPs child was admitted to pre-K, not K, in the private schools OP wants her child to attend. If this is the case, OP has two options: finding another private school (hard at this point for the good ones locally but not impossible) or public school, if she doesn’t want to redshirt. The pre-K versus K admission is the choice of the admissions committees of those schools, and OP is not going to change their minds.

It is unclear who giving OP flack but I would venture to say most of them are irrelevant. The only question is whether OP wants admission to those schools or not. If she does, she has to follow the wishes of the admissions committee. If she doesn’t, she goes elsewhere.

I’m always surprised by how many anti-redshirters don’t understand admissions basics, and like I said, I think OP may be a troll anyhow, but OP has three options now: go to pre-K at one of the schools she applied to, go to K in public, or scramble and find another private that will admit to K. Whether your individual private school would admit OPs kid in K is irrelevant.

You don’t know if it’s not specific to the OPs private school and they did not ask to be specific to their school. So you are irrelevant.

You are remarkably slow, but that is in keeping with DCUM anti-redshirt posters. Do I need to explain even further? Tell me you understand at least the very basic concept that private schools can largely admit who they want when they want? Do you even get that concept in general?

If you don’t (and it seems like you don’t), then we will start there.

[Anonymous]

Along with calling everything a bizarre obsession.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t listen to the anti-redshirt hysteria on here. Most of it comes from scarcity mindset. Certain parents believe that kids are marked as advanced or whatever early on, and that redshirted kids have an advantage over their non-redshirted kid in that regard. That is the real source of pushback here. If what they believe is true, they’d rather it be your kid that is disadvantaged. BTW, I don’t think it is true and neither of my DC’s redshirted.

+1

I didn’t redshirt and I think DCUM anti-redshirters are largely insane and bizarrely competitive weirdos.

If they were bizarrely competitive, then they would be pro-redshirters.

They are very bizarrely competitive, being anti-redshirters on this forum.
They just don't want other redshirted kids to be in the same cohort with their kids. It shows they know the benefit of redshirting, and they don't want their own kids to have to compete with them.

More like your redshirted kid loses any advantage that you’ve tried to give him.

I did not redshirt and I completely agree that DCUM anti-redshirt posters are basically insane and weirdly competitive. It is truly bizarre.

My not-redshirted kids are doing great and have redshirted and not redshirted friends. Normal kids and families do not think about this. This is purely an obsession of socially stunted DCUM parents. Be wary of their bizarre obsession.

What’s with these posters saying anti redshirts are the competitive ones. That’s kind of the opposite. The red shirters are trying to compete and therefore positioning to be able to do so.

Because anti-redshirts on DCUM have years of showing themselves to be competitive weirdos. And by weird, I mean really really weird. Natural law lady should be showing up just about now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is private school? You don’t have much choice. If you don’t want to redshirt your option is another private school or public.

There are a lot of anti-redshirters on DCUM who really don’t seem to understand how private school admissions work or even the difference between public and private so you have to take DCUM with a grain of salt.

I am a private school parent in a school in DC and my child is not redshirted and even has 3 June, 2 July, and 1 august birthday in his grade of about 30 students. None of which are redshirted.

Which is entirely irrelevant to OPs specific private schools and therefore useless information.

Let me break it down into basics for people who clearly do not understand admissions: First of all, there is a reasonable chance OP is a troll trying to rile up DCUMs large contingent of gullible anti-redshirters as enrollment commitment season is largely over. However, assuming OP is not a troll, OPs post is a little unclear but it appears that OPs child was admitted to pre-K, not K, in the private schools OP wants her child to attend. If this is the case, OP has two options: finding another private school (hard at this point for the good ones locally but not impossible) or public school, if she doesn’t want to redshirt. The pre-K versus K admission is the choice of the admissions committees of those schools, and OP is not going to change their minds.

It is unclear who giving OP flack but I would venture to say most of them are irrelevant. The only question is whether OP wants admission to those schools or not. If she does, she has to follow the wishes of the admissions committee. If she doesn’t, she goes elsewhere.

I’m always surprised by how many anti-redshirters don’t understand admissions basics, and like I said, I think OP may be a troll anyhow, but OP has three options now: go to pre-K at one of the schools she applied to, go to K in public, or scramble and find another private that will admit to K. Whether your individual private school would admit OPs kid in K is irrelevant.

You don’t know if it’s not specific to the OPs private school and they did not ask to be specific to their school. So you are irrelevant.

You are remarkably slow, but that is in keeping with DCUM anti-redshirt posters. Do I need to explain even further? Tell me you understand at least the very basic concept that private schools can largely admit who they want when they want? Do you even get that concept in general?

If you don’t (and it seems like you don’t), then we will start there.

Also, what’s with the insults and then saying that’s expected of them? The ones insulting have no credibility, otherwise they would not feel compelled to do so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is private school? You don’t have much choice. If you don’t want to redshirt your option is another private school or public.

There are a lot of anti-redshirters on DCUM who really don’t seem to understand how private school admissions work or even the difference between public and private so you have to take DCUM with a grain of salt.

I am a private school parent in a school in DC and my child is not redshirted and even has 3 June, 2 July, and 1 august birthday in his grade of about 30 students. None of which are redshirted.

Which is entirely irrelevant to OPs specific private schools and therefore useless information.

Let me break it down into basics for people who clearly do not understand admissions: First of all, there is a reasonable chance OP is a troll trying to rile up DCUMs large contingent of gullible anti-redshirters as enrollment commitment season is largely over. However, assuming OP is not a troll, OPs post is a little unclear but it appears that OPs child was admitted to pre-K, not K, in the private schools OP wants her child to attend. If this is the case, OP has two options: finding another private school (hard at this point for the good ones locally but not impossible) or public school, if she doesn’t want to redshirt. The pre-K versus K admission is the choice of the admissions committees of those schools, and OP is not going to change their minds.

It is unclear who giving OP flack but I would venture to say most of them are irrelevant. The only question is whether OP wants admission to those schools or not. If she does, she has to follow the wishes of the admissions committee. If she doesn’t, she goes elsewhere.

I’m always surprised by how many anti-redshirters don’t understand admissions basics, and like I said, I think OP may be a troll anyhow, but OP has three options now: go to pre-K at one of the schools she applied to, go to K in public, or scramble and find another private that will admit to K. Whether your individual private school would admit OPs kid in K is irrelevant.

You don’t know if it’s not specific to the OPs private school and they did not ask to be specific to their school. So you are irrelevant.

You are remarkably slow, but that is in keeping with DCUM anti-redshirt posters. Do I need to explain even further? Tell me you understand at least the very basic concept that private schools can largely admit who they want when they want? Do you even get that concept in general?

If you don’t (and it seems like you don’t), then we will start there.

I don’t have the time and you don’t have the crayons.

[Anonymous]

May is kind of crazy. July, August and Sept are different. I would send your kid to pre-k and then have him repeat it again. I'm sending my August 2018 boy to pre-k and if he doesn't do well, can't sit well, and is far behind the others, I'll redshirt him. It's too early to make these decisions for a 3.5 year old though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t listen to the anti-redshirt hysteria on here. Most of it comes from scarcity mindset. Certain parents believe that kids are marked as advanced or whatever early on, and that redshirted kids have an advantage over their non-redshirted kid in that regard. That is the real source of pushback here. If what they believe is true, they’d rather it be your kid that is disadvantaged. BTW, I don’t think it is true and neither of my DC’s redshirted.

+1

I didn’t redshirt and I think DCUM anti-redshirters are largely insane and bizarrely competitive weirdos.

If they were bizarrely competitive, then they would be pro-redshirters.

They are very bizarrely competitive, being anti-redshirters on this forum.
They just don't want other redshirted kids to be in the same cohort with their kids. It shows they know the benefit of redshirting, and they don't want their own kids to have to compete with them.

More like your redshirted kid loses any advantage that you’ve tried to give him.

I did not redshirt and I completely agree that DCUM anti-redshirt posters are basically insane and weirdly competitive. It is truly bizarre.

My not-redshirted kids are doing great and have redshirted and not redshirted friends. Normal kids and families do not think about this. This is purely an obsession of socially stunted DCUM parents. Be wary of their bizarre obsession.

What’s with these posters saying anti redshirts are the competitive ones. That’s kind of the opposite. The red shirters are trying to compete and therefore positioning to be able to do so.

Because anti-redshirts on DCUM have years of showing themselves to be competitive weirdos. And by weird, I mean really really weird. Natural law lady should be showing up just about now.

So no answer and again being competitive would be a trait of a redshirter as a one up means.