The data is in. Redshirting makes a difference. The kids get an advantage.

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Anonymous wrote:My boys are Fall babies, so on the older side for grade. They’re terrible at sports. They got OK grades. They are Ivy legacy with zero chance at attending.

You all are making way too much of this. No matter when your kid starts kindergarten, they will end up where they end up. Parent the child you have. There are no secret fast track tricks. You have no idea what the future holds.

+1. I have a November birthday son who is not good at sports despite being one of the oldest on the teams. He does ok academically and is smart but certainly not an outstanding student by any means. My brother, on the other hand, has a September birthday and went on time so he was one of the youngest by a lot. Excellent student and star athlete. You just never know and it’s different for each kid.

The answer is to let each parent decide what’s best.

Whatever. The facts are pretty clear that redshirting may be what is best (if you can afford it.)

Exactly. Trust that people know their kids and capabilities. It does nobody any good to force a kid not quite ready to start kindergarten.

This has nothing to do with people knowing their kids. If you believe it does, you’ll believe anything.

Sure, nothing at all. Busy bodies on the internet should decide where the line in the sand is.

Honey, you yourself are among the busy bodies. No one but you said anything about the internet being the decider. Seems you think you are the decider.

I am the decider. I redshirted one of my kids. Do you think someone else would decide?

I have had one student who was appropriately redshirted. The dozens of others were decided by parents whose interest was not based on their abilities, rather it was based on getting an edge.
Parents make decisions all the time not in good faith.

Sure. You're legit. But everyone else is doing it wrong.

My children are not low-level. Yours on the other hand…

If it makes you feel good to put down children, then carry on. Is this really what kind of person you want to be? Are you proud when you look in the mirror and see yourself knowing the things you say and do?

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Anonymous wrote:My boys are Fall babies, so on the older side for grade. They’re terrible at sports. They got OK grades. They are Ivy legacy with zero chance at attending.

You all are making way too much of this. No matter when your kid starts kindergarten, they will end up where they end up. Parent the child you have. There are no secret fast track tricks. You have no idea what the future holds.

+1. I have a November birthday son who is not good at sports despite being one of the oldest on the teams. He does ok academically and is smart but certainly not an outstanding student by any means. My brother, on the other hand, has a September birthday and went on time so he was one of the youngest by a lot. Excellent student and star athlete. You just never know and it’s different for each kid.

The answer is to let each parent decide what’s best.

Whatever. The facts are pretty clear that redshirting may be what is best (if you can afford it.)

Exactly. Trust that people know their kids and capabilities. It does nobody any good to force a kid not quite ready to start kindergarten.

This has nothing to do with people knowing their kids. If you believe it does, you’ll believe anything.

Sure, nothing at all. Busy bodies on the internet should decide where the line in the sand is.

Honey, you yourself are among the busy bodies. No one but you said anything about the internet being the decider. Seems you think you are the decider.

I am the decider. I redshirted one of my kids. Do you think someone else would decide?

I have had one student who was appropriately redshirted. The dozens of others were decided by parents whose interest was not based on their abilities, rather it was based on getting an edge.
Parents make decisions all the time not in good faith.

Sure. You're legit. But everyone else is doing it wrong.

Yes, the ones doing it for the wrong reasons are wrong.

Cool. When we want the options of teachers who barely know our kids, we'll be sure to ask. Are you the middle school teacher who sees kids for about 40 mins a day and thinks she knows best?

And you know all the other children who you spend no time with and how they compare to yours?
Let me guess, yours is “immature” or “small.”

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Anonymous wrote:My boys are Fall babies, so on the older side for grade. They’re terrible at sports. They got OK grades. They are Ivy legacy with zero chance at attending.

You all are making way too much of this. No matter when your kid starts kindergarten, they will end up where they end up. Parent the child you have. There are no secret fast track tricks. You have no idea what the future holds.

+1. I have a November birthday son who is not good at sports despite being one of the oldest on the teams. He does ok academically and is smart but certainly not an outstanding student by any means. My brother, on the other hand, has a September birthday and went on time so he was one of the youngest by a lot. Excellent student and star athlete. You just never know and it’s different for each kid.

The answer is to let each parent decide what’s best.

Whatever. The facts are pretty clear that redshirting may be what is best (if you can afford it.)

Exactly. Trust that people know their kids and capabilities. It does nobody any good to force a kid not quite ready to start kindergarten.

This has nothing to do with people knowing their kids. If you believe it does, you’ll believe anything.

Sure, nothing at all. Busy bodies on the internet should decide where the line in the sand is.

Honey, you yourself are among the busy bodies. No one but you said anything about the internet being the decider. Seems you think you are the decider.

I am the decider. I redshirted one of my kids. Do you think someone else would decide?

I have had one student who was appropriately redshirted. The dozens of others were decided by parents whose interest was not based on their abilities, rather it was based on getting an edge.
Parents make decisions all the time not in good faith.

Sure. You're legit. But everyone else is doing it wrong.

My children are not low-level. Yours on the other hand…

If it makes you feel good to put down children, then carry on. Is this really what kind of person you want to be? Are you proud when you look in the mirror and see yourself knowing the things you say and do?

No, you put children down by downgrading them to lower levels.

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Anonymous wrote:My boys are Fall babies, so on the older side for grade. They’re terrible at sports. They got OK grades. They are Ivy legacy with zero chance at attending.

You all are making way too much of this. No matter when your kid starts kindergarten, they will end up where they end up. Parent the child you have. There are no secret fast track tricks. You have no idea what the future holds.

+1. I have a November birthday son who is not good at sports despite being one of the oldest on the teams. He does ok academically and is smart but certainly not an outstanding student by any means. My brother, on the other hand, has a September birthday and went on time so he was one of the youngest by a lot. Excellent student and star athlete. You just never know and it’s different for each kid.

The answer is to let each parent decide what’s best.

Whatever. The facts are pretty clear that redshirting may be what is best (if you can afford it.)

Exactly. Trust that people know their kids and capabilities. It does nobody any good to force a kid not quite ready to start kindergarten.

This has nothing to do with people knowing their kids. If you believe it does, you’ll believe anything.

Sure, nothing at all. Busy bodies on the internet should decide where the line in the sand is.

Honey, you yourself are among the busy bodies. No one but you said anything about the internet being the decider. Seems you think you are the decider.

I am the decider. I redshirted one of my kids. Do you think someone else would decide?

I have had one student who was appropriately redshirted. The dozens of others were decided by parents whose interest was not based on their abilities, rather it was based on getting an edge.
Parents make decisions all the time not in good faith.

Sure. You're legit. But everyone else is doing it wrong.

Yes, the ones doing it for the wrong reasons are wrong.

Cool. When we want the options of teachers who barely know our kids, we'll be sure to ask. Are you the middle school teacher who sees kids for about 40 mins a day and thinks she knows best?

And you know all the other children who you spend no time with and how they compare to yours?
Let me guess, yours is “immature” or “small.”

I don't claim to know anyone's kids I said I know mine and I'm the best person to make decisions for them. Not busybodies or teachers who don't know them. Everyone in my kid's orbit agreed what was best. Pediatrician, parents, preschool teacher and kindergarten teacher who all knew him. My decision is about my kid only, as it should be.

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Anonymous wrote:My boys are Fall babies, so on the older side for grade. They’re terrible at sports. They got OK grades. They are Ivy legacy with zero chance at attending.

You all are making way too much of this. No matter when your kid starts kindergarten, they will end up where they end up. Parent the child you have. There are no secret fast track tricks. You have no idea what the future holds.

+1. I have a November birthday son who is not good at sports despite being one of the oldest on the teams. He does ok academically and is smart but certainly not an outstanding student by any means. My brother, on the other hand, has a September birthday and went on time so he was one of the youngest by a lot. Excellent student and star athlete. You just never know and it’s different for each kid.

The answer is to let each parent decide what’s best.

Whatever. The facts are pretty clear that redshirting may be what is best (if you can afford it.)

Exactly. Trust that people know their kids and capabilities. It does nobody any good to force a kid not quite ready to start kindergarten.

This has nothing to do with people knowing their kids. If you believe it does, you’ll believe anything.

Sure, nothing at all. Busy bodies on the internet should decide where the line in the sand is.

Honey, you yourself are among the busy bodies. No one but you said anything about the internet being the decider. Seems you think you are the decider.

I am the decider. I redshirted one of my kids. Do you think someone else would decide?

I have had one student who was appropriately redshirted. The dozens of others were decided by parents whose interest was not based on their abilities, rather it was based on getting an edge.
Parents make decisions all the time not in good faith.

Sure. You're legit. But everyone else is doing it wrong.

My children are not low-level. Yours on the other hand…

If it makes you feel good to put down children, then carry on. Is this really what kind of person you want to be? Are you proud when you look in the mirror and see yourself knowing the things you say and do?

No, you put children down by downgrading them to lower levels.

I'm afraid you have lost the plot.

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Anonymous wrote:My boys are Fall babies, so on the older side for grade. They’re terrible at sports. They got OK grades. They are Ivy legacy with zero chance at attending.

You all are making way too much of this. No matter when your kid starts kindergarten, they will end up where they end up. Parent the child you have. There are no secret fast track tricks. You have no idea what the future holds.

+1. I have a November birthday son who is not good at sports despite being one of the oldest on the teams. He does ok academically and is smart but certainly not an outstanding student by any means. My brother, on the other hand, has a September birthday and went on time so he was one of the youngest by a lot. Excellent student and star athlete. You just never know and it’s different for each kid.

The answer is to let each parent decide what’s best.

Whatever. The facts are pretty clear that redshirting may be what is best (if you can afford it.)

Exactly. Trust that people know their kids and capabilities. It does nobody any good to force a kid not quite ready to start kindergarten.

This has nothing to do with people knowing their kids. If you believe it does, you’ll believe anything.

Sure, nothing at all. Busy bodies on the internet should decide where the line in the sand is.

Honey, you yourself are among the busy bodies. No one but you said anything about the internet being the decider. Seems you think you are the decider.

I am the decider. I redshirted one of my kids. Do you think someone else would decide?

I have had one student who was appropriately redshirted. The dozens of others were decided by parents whose interest was not based on their abilities, rather it was based on getting an edge.
Parents make decisions all the time not in good faith.

Sure. You're legit. But everyone else is doing it wrong.

My children are not low-level. Yours on the other hand…

If it makes you feel good to put down children, then carry on. Is this really what kind of person you want to be? Are you proud when you look in the mirror and see yourself knowing the things you say and do?

NP. Isn’t that effectively what you are condoning? Bringing children down to a standard below?

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Anonymous wrote:My boys are Fall babies, so on the older side for grade. They’re terrible at sports. They got OK grades. They are Ivy legacy with zero chance at attending.

You all are making way too much of this. No matter when your kid starts kindergarten, they will end up where they end up. Parent the child you have. There are no secret fast track tricks. You have no idea what the future holds.

+1. I have a November birthday son who is not good at sports despite being one of the oldest on the teams. He does ok academically and is smart but certainly not an outstanding student by any means. My brother, on the other hand, has a September birthday and went on time so he was one of the youngest by a lot. Excellent student and star athlete. You just never know and it’s different for each kid.

The answer is to let each parent decide what’s best.

Whatever. The facts are pretty clear that redshirting may be what is best (if you can afford it.)

Exactly. Trust that people know their kids and capabilities. It does nobody any good to force a kid not quite ready to start kindergarten.

This has nothing to do with people knowing their kids. If you believe it does, you’ll believe anything.

Sure, nothing at all. Busy bodies on the internet should decide where the line in the sand is.

Honey, you yourself are among the busy bodies. No one but you said anything about the internet being the decider. Seems you think you are the decider.

I am the decider. I redshirted one of my kids. Do you think someone else would decide?

I have had one student who was appropriately redshirted. The dozens of others were decided by parents whose interest was not based on their abilities, rather it was based on getting an edge.
Parents make decisions all the time not in good faith.

Sure. You're legit. But everyone else is doing it wrong.

My children are not low-level. Yours on the other hand…

If it makes you feel good to put down children, then carry on. Is this really what kind of person you want to be? Are you proud when you look in the mirror and see yourself knowing the things you say and do?

No, you put children down by downgrading them to lower levels.

I'm afraid you have lost the plot.

Like your children.

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Anonymous wrote:My boys are Fall babies, so on the older side for grade. They’re terrible at sports. They got OK grades. They are Ivy legacy with zero chance at attending.

You all are making way too much of this. No matter when your kid starts kindergarten, they will end up where they end up. Parent the child you have. There are no secret fast track tricks. You have no idea what the future holds.

+1. I have a November birthday son who is not good at sports despite being one of the oldest on the teams. He does ok academically and is smart but certainly not an outstanding student by any means. My brother, on the other hand, has a September birthday and went on time so he was one of the youngest by a lot. Excellent student and star athlete. You just never know and it’s different for each kid.

The answer is to let each parent decide what’s best.

Whatever. The facts are pretty clear that redshirting may be what is best (if you can afford it.)

Exactly. Trust that people know their kids and capabilities. It does nobody any good to force a kid not quite ready to start kindergarten.

This has nothing to do with people knowing their kids. If you believe it does, you’ll believe anything.

Sure, nothing at all. Busy bodies on the internet should decide where the line in the sand is.

Honey, you yourself are among the busy bodies. No one but you said anything about the internet being the decider. Seems you think you are the decider.

I am the decider. I redshirted one of my kids. Do you think someone else would decide?

I have had one student who was appropriately redshirted. The dozens of others were decided by parents whose interest was not based on their abilities, rather it was based on getting an edge.
Parents make decisions all the time not in good faith.

Sure. You're legit. But everyone else is doing it wrong.

My children are not low-level. Yours on the other hand…

If it makes you feel good to put down children, then carry on. Is this really what kind of person you want to be? Are you proud when you look in the mirror and see yourself knowing the things you say and do?

NP. Isn’t that effectively what you are condoning? Bringing children down to a standard below?

A kid a few days shy of the cutoff is not a standard below. It's an arbitrary cutoff. Is the kid Sept 1 kid compared to an Aug 31 kid a standard below? What does a "standard below" even mean?

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Anonymous wrote:My boys are Fall babies, so on the older side for grade. They’re terrible at sports. They got OK grades. They are Ivy legacy with zero chance at attending.

You all are making way too much of this. No matter when your kid starts kindergarten, they will end up where they end up. Parent the child you have. There are no secret fast track tricks. You have no idea what the future holds.

+1. I have a November birthday son who is not good at sports despite being one of the oldest on the teams. He does ok academically and is smart but certainly not an outstanding student by any means. My brother, on the other hand, has a September birthday and went on time so he was one of the youngest by a lot. Excellent student and star athlete. You just never know and it’s different for each kid.

The answer is to let each parent decide what’s best.

Whatever. The facts are pretty clear that redshirting may be what is best (if you can afford it.)

Exactly. Trust that people know their kids and capabilities. It does nobody any good to force a kid not quite ready to start kindergarten.

This has nothing to do with people knowing their kids. If you believe it does, you’ll believe anything.

Sure, nothing at all. Busy bodies on the internet should decide where the line in the sand is.

Honey, you yourself are among the busy bodies. No one but you said anything about the internet being the decider. Seems you think you are the decider.

I am the decider. I redshirted one of my kids. Do you think someone else would decide?

I have had one student who was appropriately redshirted. The dozens of others were decided by parents whose interest was not based on their abilities, rather it was based on getting an edge.
Parents make decisions all the time not in good faith.

Sure. You're legit. But everyone else is doing it wrong.

Yes, the ones doing it for the wrong reasons are wrong.

Cool. When we want the options of teachers who barely know our kids, we'll be sure to ask. Are you the middle school teacher who sees kids for about 40 mins a day and thinks she knows best?

And you know all the other children who you spend no time with and how they compare to yours?
Let me guess, yours is “immature” or “small.”

I don't claim to know anyone's kids I said I know mine and I'm the best person to make decisions for them. Not busybodies or teachers who don't know them. Everyone in my kid's orbit agreed what was best. Pediatrician, parents, preschool teacher and kindergarten teacher who all knew him. My decision is about my kid only, as it should be.

Suuurrreee. All the parents say that.
You’re not a teacher, you don’t know why other parents redshirt. I do and you cannot say otherwise.

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Anonymous wrote:My boys are Fall babies, so on the older side for grade. They’re terrible at sports. They got OK grades. They are Ivy legacy with zero chance at attending.

You all are making way too much of this. No matter when your kid starts kindergarten, they will end up where they end up. Parent the child you have. There are no secret fast track tricks. You have no idea what the future holds.

+1. I have a November birthday son who is not good at sports despite being one of the oldest on the teams. He does ok academically and is smart but certainly not an outstanding student by any means. My brother, on the other hand, has a September birthday and went on time so he was one of the youngest by a lot. Excellent student and star athlete. You just never know and it’s different for each kid.

The answer is to let each parent decide what’s best.

Whatever. The facts are pretty clear that redshirting may be what is best (if you can afford it.)

Exactly. Trust that people know their kids and capabilities. It does nobody any good to force a kid not quite ready to start kindergarten.

This has nothing to do with people knowing their kids. If you believe it does, you’ll believe anything.

Sure, nothing at all. Busy bodies on the internet should decide where the line in the sand is.

Honey, you yourself are among the busy bodies. No one but you said anything about the internet being the decider. Seems you think you are the decider.

I am the decider. I redshirted one of my kids. Do you think someone else would decide?

I have had one student who was appropriately redshirted. The dozens of others were decided by parents whose interest was not based on their abilities, rather it was based on getting an edge.
Parents make decisions all the time not in good faith.

Sure. You're legit. But everyone else is doing it wrong.

My children are not low-level. Yours on the other hand…

If it makes you feel good to put down children, then carry on. Is this really what kind of person you want to be? Are you proud when you look in the mirror and see yourself knowing the things you say and do?

No, you put children down by downgrading them to lower levels.

I'm afraid you have lost the plot.

Like your children.

If you've got nothing else...

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Anonymous wrote:My boys are Fall babies, so on the older side for grade. They’re terrible at sports. They got OK grades. They are Ivy legacy with zero chance at attending.

You all are making way too much of this. No matter when your kid starts kindergarten, they will end up where they end up. Parent the child you have. There are no secret fast track tricks. You have no idea what the future holds.

+1. I have a November birthday son who is not good at sports despite being one of the oldest on the teams. He does ok academically and is smart but certainly not an outstanding student by any means. My brother, on the other hand, has a September birthday and went on time so he was one of the youngest by a lot. Excellent student and star athlete. You just never know and it’s different for each kid.

The answer is to let each parent decide what’s best.

Whatever. The facts are pretty clear that redshirting may be what is best (if you can afford it.)

Exactly. Trust that people know their kids and capabilities. It does nobody any good to force a kid not quite ready to start kindergarten.

This has nothing to do with people knowing their kids. If you believe it does, you’ll believe anything.

Sure, nothing at all. Busy bodies on the internet should decide where the line in the sand is.

Honey, you yourself are among the busy bodies. No one but you said anything about the internet being the decider. Seems you think you are the decider.

I am the decider. I redshirted one of my kids. Do you think someone else would decide?

I have had one student who was appropriately redshirted. The dozens of others were decided by parents whose interest was not based on their abilities, rather it was based on getting an edge.
Parents make decisions all the time not in good faith.

Sure. You're legit. But everyone else is doing it wrong.

Yes, the ones doing it for the wrong reasons are wrong.

Cool. When we want the options of teachers who barely know our kids, we'll be sure to ask. Are you the middle school teacher who sees kids for about 40 mins a day and thinks she knows best?

And you know all the other children who you spend no time with and how they compare to yours?
Let me guess, yours is “immature” or “small.”

I don't claim to know anyone's kids I said I know mine and I'm the best person to make decisions for them. Not busybodies or teachers who don't know them. Everyone in my kid's orbit agreed what was best. Pediatrician, parents, preschool teacher and kindergarten teacher who all knew him. My decision is about my kid only, as it should be.

Suuurrreee. All the parents say that.
You’re not a teacher, you don’t know why other parents redshirt. I do and you cannot say otherwise.

Yet you stand by and do nothing. How can you work for such a corrupt organization? Your school is fully aware of this right? You're complicit when you stand by and do nothing.

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Anonymous wrote:My boys are Fall babies, so on the older side for grade. They’re terrible at sports. They got OK grades. They are Ivy legacy with zero chance at attending.

You all are making way too much of this. No matter when your kid starts kindergarten, they will end up where they end up. Parent the child you have. There are no secret fast track tricks. You have no idea what the future holds.

+1. I have a November birthday son who is not good at sports despite being one of the oldest on the teams. He does ok academically and is smart but certainly not an outstanding student by any means. My brother, on the other hand, has a September birthday and went on time so he was one of the youngest by a lot. Excellent student and star athlete. You just never know and it’s different for each kid.

The answer is to let each parent decide what’s best.

Whatever. The facts are pretty clear that redshirting may be what is best (if you can afford it.)

Exactly. Trust that people know their kids and capabilities. It does nobody any good to force a kid not quite ready to start kindergarten.

This has nothing to do with people knowing their kids. If you believe it does, you’ll believe anything.

Sure, nothing at all. Busy bodies on the internet should decide where the line in the sand is.

Honey, you yourself are among the busy bodies. No one but you said anything about the internet being the decider. Seems you think you are the decider.

I am the decider. I redshirted one of my kids. Do you think someone else would decide?

I have had one student who was appropriately redshirted. The dozens of others were decided by parents whose interest was not based on their abilities, rather it was based on getting an edge.
Parents make decisions all the time not in good faith.

Sure. You're legit. But everyone else is doing it wrong.

My children are not low-level. Yours on the other hand…

If it makes you feel good to put down children, then carry on. Is this really what kind of person you want to be? Are you proud when you look in the mirror and see yourself knowing the things you say and do?

NP. Isn’t that effectively what you are condoning? Bringing children down to a standard below?

A kid a few days shy of the cutoff is not a standard below. It's an arbitrary cutoff. Is the kid Sept 1 kid compared to an Aug 31 kid a standard below? What does a "standard below" even mean?

Yeah, because only the parents of kids born a few days before cut off are doing this.
Guess I need to let my neighbor whose child was born in February (6 months before cutoff) know this.

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Anonymous wrote:My boys are Fall babies, so on the older side for grade. They’re terrible at sports. They got OK grades. They are Ivy legacy with zero chance at attending.

You all are making way too much of this. No matter when your kid starts kindergarten, they will end up where they end up. Parent the child you have. There are no secret fast track tricks. You have no idea what the future holds.

+1. I have a November birthday son who is not good at sports despite being one of the oldest on the teams. He does ok academically and is smart but certainly not an outstanding student by any means. My brother, on the other hand, has a September birthday and went on time so he was one of the youngest by a lot. Excellent student and star athlete. You just never know and it’s different for each kid.

The answer is to let each parent decide what’s best.

Whatever. The facts are pretty clear that redshirting may be what is best (if you can afford it.)

Exactly. Trust that people know their kids and capabilities. It does nobody any good to force a kid not quite ready to start kindergarten.

This has nothing to do with people knowing their kids. If you believe it does, you’ll believe anything.

Sure, nothing at all. Busy bodies on the internet should decide where the line in the sand is.

Honey, you yourself are among the busy bodies. No one but you said anything about the internet being the decider. Seems you think you are the decider.

I am the decider. I redshirted one of my kids. Do you think someone else would decide?

I have had one student who was appropriately redshirted. The dozens of others were decided by parents whose interest was not based on their abilities, rather it was based on getting an edge.
Parents make decisions all the time not in good faith.

Sure. You're legit. But everyone else is doing it wrong.

My children are not low-level. Yours on the other hand…

If it makes you feel good to put down children, then carry on. Is this really what kind of person you want to be? Are you proud when you look in the mirror and see yourself knowing the things you say and do?

NP. Isn’t that effectively what you are condoning? Bringing children down to a standard below?

A kid a few days shy of the cutoff is not a standard below. It's an arbitrary cutoff. Is the kid Sept 1 kid compared to an Aug 31 kid a standard below? What does a "standard below" even mean?

Yeah, because only the parents of kids born a few days before cut off are doing this.
Guess I need to let my neighbor whose child was born in February (6 months before cutoff) know this.

You seem to feel very strongly about this, why wouldn't you let them know?

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Anonymous wrote:My boys are Fall babies, so on the older side for grade. They’re terrible at sports. They got OK grades. They are Ivy legacy with zero chance at attending.

You all are making way too much of this. No matter when your kid starts kindergarten, they will end up where they end up. Parent the child you have. There are no secret fast track tricks. You have no idea what the future holds.

+1. I have a November birthday son who is not good at sports despite being one of the oldest on the teams. He does ok academically and is smart but certainly not an outstanding student by any means. My brother, on the other hand, has a September birthday and went on time so he was one of the youngest by a lot. Excellent student and star athlete. You just never know and it’s different for each kid.

The answer is to let each parent decide what’s best.

Whatever. The facts are pretty clear that redshirting may be what is best (if you can afford it.)

Exactly. Trust that people know their kids and capabilities. It does nobody any good to force a kid not quite ready to start kindergarten.

This has nothing to do with people knowing their kids. If you believe it does, you’ll believe anything.

Sure, nothing at all. Busy bodies on the internet should decide where the line in the sand is.

Honey, you yourself are among the busy bodies. No one but you said anything about the internet being the decider. Seems you think you are the decider.

I am the decider. I redshirted one of my kids. Do you think someone else would decide?

I have had one student who was appropriately redshirted. The dozens of others were decided by parents whose interest was not based on their abilities, rather it was based on getting an edge.
Parents make decisions all the time not in good faith.

Sure. You're legit. But everyone else is doing it wrong.

Yes, the ones doing it for the wrong reasons are wrong.

Cool. When we want the options of teachers who barely know our kids, we'll be sure to ask. Are you the middle school teacher who sees kids for about 40 mins a day and thinks she knows best?

And you know all the other children who you spend no time with and how they compare to yours?
Let me guess, yours is “immature” or “small.”

I don't claim to know anyone's kids I said I know mine and I'm the best person to make decisions for them. Not busybodies or teachers who don't know them. Everyone in my kid's orbit agreed what was best. Pediatrician, parents, preschool teacher and kindergarten teacher who all knew him. My decision is about my kid only, as it should be.

Suuurrreee. All the parents say that.
You’re not a teacher, you don’t know why other parents redshirt. I do and you cannot say otherwise.

Yet you stand by and do nothing. How can you work for such a corrupt organization? Your school is fully aware of this right? You're complicit when you stand by and do nothing.

Yeah, because I can force the parents to put their children in the appropriate grade.
Okay, nutso. After that all parrot the same crap you said trying to justify redshirting their pansy.

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Anonymous wrote:My boys are Fall babies, so on the older side for grade. They’re terrible at sports. They got OK grades. They are Ivy legacy with zero chance at attending.

You all are making way too much of this. No matter when your kid starts kindergarten, they will end up where they end up. Parent the child you have. There are no secret fast track tricks. You have no idea what the future holds.

+1. I have a November birthday son who is not good at sports despite being one of the oldest on the teams. He does ok academically and is smart but certainly not an outstanding student by any means. My brother, on the other hand, has a September birthday and went on time so he was one of the youngest by a lot. Excellent student and star athlete. You just never know and it’s different for each kid.

The answer is to let each parent decide what’s best.

Whatever. The facts are pretty clear that redshirting may be what is best (if you can afford it.)

Exactly. Trust that people know their kids and capabilities. It does nobody any good to force a kid not quite ready to start kindergarten.

This has nothing to do with people knowing their kids. If you believe it does, you’ll believe anything.

Sure, nothing at all. Busy bodies on the internet should decide where the line in the sand is.

Honey, you yourself are among the busy bodies. No one but you said anything about the internet being the decider. Seems you think you are the decider.

I am the decider. I redshirted one of my kids. Do you think someone else would decide?

I have had one student who was appropriately redshirted. The dozens of others were decided by parents whose interest was not based on their abilities, rather it was based on getting an edge.
Parents make decisions all the time not in good faith.

Sure. You're legit. But everyone else is doing it wrong.

My children are not low-level. Yours on the other hand…

If it makes you feel good to put down children, then carry on. Is this really what kind of person you want to be? Are you proud when you look in the mirror and see yourself knowing the things you say and do?

NP. Isn’t that effectively what you are condoning? Bringing children down to a standard below?

A kid a few days shy of the cutoff is not a standard below. It's an arbitrary cutoff. Is the kid Sept 1 kid compared to an Aug 31 kid a standard below? What does a "standard below" even mean?

Yeah, because only the parents of kids born a few days before cut off are doing this.
Guess I need to let my neighbor whose child was born in February (6 months before cutoff) know this.

You seem to feel very strongly about this, why wouldn't you let them know?

I have, but I’ll let them know that YOU said it is only the days before the cutoff.