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Why is redshirting so common around here?
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Anonymous
-10000 keep telling yourself that your child is better. My child is in an academic preschool and loves it. He's thriving and learning the necessary skills to be prepared for K. He can play and relax at home. He is in several activities and guess what... he still has plenty of time for homework, workbooks, and playing. |
Anonymous
| I have noticed that the AAP class in McLean seems to be all kids that went on time. Parents of smart/gifted kids are less likely to redshirt as a group. So, if you holding back in hopes of AAP, think again. |
Anonymous
Wait - is he still just in preschool? academic school + several activities + homework + workbooks Wow! 
You should read up on current research in early childhood education. Seriously. |
Anonymous
We picked a school district that doesn't have any AAP nonsense. THANK GOD! |
Anonymous
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I might be missing something but I have no clue why everyone is getting so bent out of shape about this.
If it has no known advantages, why do other parents care if some parents do redshirt their child? Maybe that parent just didn't think their child was ready. Who cares? |
Anonymous
That means the summer birthdays who would be on time are redshirted to next year. That would be an even swap. Yeah, there are more birthdays in the summer and fall months, but it is pretty negligible. OP is just exaggerating. She thinks none of the summer birthdays are on time and her April son in the youngest. But many of us send our summer kids on time without complaint. DD is a July birthday and highest reader in first grade. And she is not the youngest in the class. There is one child redshirted in her class, and this family made a move from overseas and child is bilingual. |
Anonymous
Hey, same here for my singleton! Preemie born mid September instead of in mid-October. She will turn 6 just a few weeks after starting K in Montgomery County where the cutoff is 9/1. I certainly am not going to push for the early entrance exam for her. I once tried to explain this on a similar thread and got bashed for it. People can be rotten when it comes to this topic. |
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Anonymous
| To give your child every possible advantage. We're doing it. |
Anonymous
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Different reasons. Some people feel it gives an automatic advantage
For our 2 one was red shirted the other was not. Both are doing well. It's all about what your kid needs. |
Anonymous
Actually, you are taking away a year of earnings. Also a year of fertility if you have a DD. |
Anonymous
Yes! I have noticed this too. Mostly the slower kids are held back. Does not help very much in the end. |
Anonymous
| OP while there is a lot of redshirting when you speak of your personal experiences I think you may be confusing school cutoffs with redshirting. For example in NYC the cut off was 12/31 when I was a kid and it still is. My friend's son who is two days younger than my son is already in first grade while my son is in K. That is not a redshirting issue. So while starting K at 4 in NYC and other big cities may be common it just doesn't happen here. |
Anonymous
| It's regional. We're in Baltimore and the independent schools all basically enforce redshirting -- honestly, I don't think it matters tremendously one way or the other. I do think it enables them to keep up an academic standard that might not be realistic otherwise. On the whole, I think most kids will do just fine whether redshirted or not. |
Anonymous
| My kid is the youngest in his class, having a late, late birthday. One of that major disadvantages is not academically, but one of maturity. I feel that his maturity is measured against kids who are a year older than he is. In his current class about %80 of the kids are a year older. Nothing major and nothing that we can't work with. |