a solution to the redshirting debate?
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Anonymous
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A private school that I am considering for my child has a rule that the child must turn 5 before September 1 (typical) but that a child cannot have turned 6 before July 1st of the year they start K. That way there is only a max of 14 months between the youngest and the oldest.
I like this. |
Anonymous
Nothing will satisfy the anti redshirters here. 
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Anonymous
| That still allows people with July and August birthdays to redshirt. |
Anonymous
and? |
Anonymous
| It should be a strict 12 month cut off. No one start late, no one start early OR you should let September and October kids start at 5. |
Anonymous
| I don’t get this can red shirt thing. No one does this in my area. |
Anonymous
| In practice, in the public schools, very few kids are redshirted with birthdays before July 1st anyway. I’d guesstimate in my corner of FCPS, redshirting is really only common (50% or more of the kids) for mid-September and later birthdays. I feel like it was more common when I was growing up in the 80s! I know there’s more redshirting in private schools, but if you’re choosing private you can prepare for this and make decisions accordingly. |
Anonymous
I actually really like the anti-redshirters, because it means they would have sympathy for me if they knew I was redshirted. All these years later, my parents still think they acted for the best, whereas I still resent them for not sending me on time. |
Anonymous
| Not this debate again. Stay in your lane. It is none of your business what parents decide for their children. |
Anonymous
If parent A's 6-year-old is using parent B's 4-year-old as a punching bag, it is very much parent B's business. |
Anonymous
+100 to the PP. To the second poster: that it's a bullying issue more so that a redshirting issue and should be handled accordingly. |
Anonymous
| Sounds good to me. There are twins at a public school I will not name who were born in early May and are enormous compared to the others. So ridiculous and everyone talks about it. |
Anonymous
If your kid can’t keep up find other accommodations. |
Anonymous
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I've got a brilliant solution. Parents who want their child to be the oldest should conceive in April so that their child is born in January. To be safe, they should probably conceive towards the end of April, in-case their child is born early. So to all those parents of December-born children who are considering redshirting because they're worried about their child being the youngest:
You brought this on yourselves(or rather your child). You decided to conceive in March. I think you ought to own up to your poor planning and send your child the year he or she is supposed to go. Your birthday is a direct result of the time of year you're born is a direct result of when your parents decided to conceive. It wasn't just something that happened. If you want your kid to be among the oldest, plan ahead of time. |
Anonymous
Oh the privilege of fertilty! |