Beauvoir- question for current parents

[Anonymous]

Hi Beauvoir parents-- does Beauvoir redshirt girls? I have an early summer birthday girl. After very careful reflection based on my experience as the youngest in the class, I think I would like to "give her the extra year"-- will Beauvoir admissions support this decision?

[Anonymous]

I would call the AD and explain your concerns and ask her opinion. She is discreet and won't ask your name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi Beauvoir parents-- does Beauvoir redshirt girls? I have an early summer birthday girl. After very careful reflection based on my experience as the youngest in the class, I think I would like to "give her the extra year"-- will Beauvoir admissions support this decision?

My daughter would have been the youngest in the whole Kindergarten and I felt the same way as you, so I applied to Pre-K. The AD and I discussed the matter. She asked me to think about whether my daughter was ready for Kindergarten... she provided several helpful questions to consider related to her readiness. Ultimately Beauvoir made the decision for me and placed dd in Pre-K and I couldn't be happier. It's only October, and at least of her classmates have turned 5 (including 2 other girls). I know of one other summer birthday girl in Pre-K as well.. but there may be more.

Definitely call the AD and discuss. She is very helpful in terms of guidance and definitely really looks at each child's developemental and social readiness.

[Anonymous]

Yes they do, frequently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes they do, frequently.

But not consistently. I do not have numbers but it seems that in my DDs class, there are mostly 4 year olds. For what it is worth, my DD has told me that only 4 kids are 5 already. The class definitely includes at least 2 kids that will not be 5 until the summer.

If you think your kid is ready, go ahead and apply. If she is not ready, apply next year and discuss with the AD then whether she would be a better fit for PK or K.

[Anonymous]

I agree with PP, we've had kids in our class with summer birthdays on both ends of the spectrum - oldest in class and youngest - both boys and girls. I think it depends on the individual child and what the parents / admissions think is best - always a hard decision.

[Anonymous]

Just so you know, the Association of School Psychologists has taken an official position on the issue of redshirting, and has come out against it. They are for "promotion plus." In other words, sending the child on, but with appropriate supports in place to address whatever concerns led parent/school to consider redshirting in the first place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just so you know, the Association of School Psychologists has taken an official position on the issue of redshirting, and has come out against it. They are for "promotion plus." In other words, sending the child on, but with appropriate supports in place to address whatever concerns led parent/school to consider redshirting in the first place.

I can see this but in my child's case with a late summer birthday they are only 2-5 months older than most of their classmates so I doubt there is any real psychological damage going on here...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just so you know, the Association of School Psychologists has taken an official position on the issue of redshirting, and has come out against it. They are for "promotion plus." In other words, sending the child on, but with appropriate supports in place to address whatever concerns led parent/school to consider redshirting in the first place.

I can see this but in my child's case with a late summer birthday they are only 2-5 months older than most of their classmates so I doubt there is any real psychological damage going on here...

I am the poster who posted the bit about the Association of School Psychologists official position. You should read for yourself their position on redshirting. You may have a different opinion once you read it. There has been much debate in the literature on the effectiveness of redshiriting; when an official body such as the Assoc. of School Psy. says that a century of research into the subject has failed to prove its benefits, and that there are many deleterious effects of redshirting, I would take notice.