Redshirting my son for pre-k - May birthday

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Anonymous wrote:I wish schools were strict with sending your kid on time (unless there is a compelling reason). That means there will be a max 12 months between oldest and youngest. It seems crazy to me that there can be over 2 years difference between kids ages - it is unfair. There was a redshirted girl with a march birthday in my dd's 5th grade class. I don't know why as she was top of the class academically and thought that everyone else was babyish. I wouldn't do this unless there is a developmental reason. He will turn 18 in his junior year, I think most 18 year olds are done with high school and he will have one more year to go.

So don’t send your kids to private schools that redshirt. Problem solved.

Where we live it happens in private and public schools.

But it’s extremely unlikely to happen a lot. Anti-redshirters always have these kind of weird posts on DCUM about public school classrooms filled with redshirted kids that defy any statistical reality or actually any kind of reality in general. Don’t worry about it. Stick to public.

There is ZERO good reason to hold back this child, ZERO.

Well, apparently multiple private school admissions committees disagree with your confident assessment.

Though I think OP is a troll as OP hasn’t returned. I think she just wanted to get the anti-redshirters all bothered. Mission accomplished I guess.

If a private holds back kids, have you stopped to consider they do it for their needs, and not the kids needs. Its easier to teach a 6 year old K vs. a 5 year old. Its easier when the kids come in, like mine did where they are already reading. Schools can claim success when its really age/parents/preschool vs. what they did.

I have a September kid who we sent who was turning 5. We had multiple privates tell us to hold back but thankfully one took my child. It had really strong academics and structure and the younger kids thrived. It really makes me wonder about these schools insisting to hold back for no reason. And, my child did have developmental delays but instead of holding back, we got them the help they needed early on to be successful.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish schools were strict with sending your kid on time (unless there is a compelling reason). That means there will be a max 12 months between oldest and youngest. It seems crazy to me that there can be over 2 years difference between kids ages - it is unfair. There was a redshirted girl with a march birthday in my dd's 5th grade class. I don't know why as she was top of the class academically and thought that everyone else was babyish. I wouldn't do this unless there is a developmental reason. He will turn 18 in his junior year, I think most 18 year olds are done with high school and he will have one more year to go.

So don’t send your kids to private schools that redshirt. Problem solved.

Where we live it happens in private and public schools.

But it’s extremely unlikely to happen a lot. Anti-redshirters always have these kind of weird posts on DCUM about public school classrooms filled with redshirted kids that defy any statistical reality or actually any kind of reality in general. Don’t worry about it. Stick to public.

There is ZERO good reason to hold back this child, ZERO.

Well, apparently multiple private school admissions committees disagree with your confident assessment.

Though I think OP is a troll as OP hasn’t returned. I think she just wanted to get the anti-redshirters all bothered. Mission accomplished I guess.

If a private holds back kids, have you stopped to consider they do it for their needs, and not the kids needs. Its easier to teach a 6 year old K vs. a 5 year old. Its easier when the kids come in, like mine did where they are already reading. Schools can claim success when its really age/parents/preschool vs. what they did.

I have a September kid who we sent who was turning 5. We had multiple privates tell us to hold back but thankfully one took my child. It had really strong academics and structure and the younger kids thrived. It really makes me wonder about these schools insisting to hold back for no reason. And, my child did have developmental delays but instead of holding back, we got them the help they needed early on to be successful.

Okay. You, anonymous DCUM mom of a single kindergartener, definitely knows how to run school admissions better than the Heads of Admissions of multiple private schools. Because, I guess, you had one kid in September?

Are you familiar with the Dunning-Kruger effect?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m neutral, but all the over the top and endless posts with hate on the anti redshirters are seemingly the ones with the issue. They seem to have shame and are quite defensive with no substance except comments like they are “weird” or “obsessed.” Projecting a lot.

Eh, there a long history on DCUM of very weird behavior from anti-redshirters. I didn’t redshirt so no real dog in this fight, like you, but I have been reading here a long time and honestly the anti-redshirt posters are indeed pretty weird and often do sound obsessed. I’m not sure what else to call the behavior and it’s not bidirectional. It’s pretty one-sided weirdness.

You’ve exceeded the allowable amount of post with using the word “weird.”

Fine, call it strange behavior if you prefer. Oddball, singular, peculiar.

Doesn’t change the history.

Your history of hijacking with your meaningless diarrhea of your mouth.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish schools were strict with sending your kid on time (unless there is a compelling reason). That means there will be a max 12 months between oldest and youngest. It seems crazy to me that there can be over 2 years difference between kids ages - it is unfair. There was a redshirted girl with a march birthday in my dd's 5th grade class. I don't know why as she was top of the class academically and thought that everyone else was babyish. I wouldn't do this unless there is a developmental reason. He will turn 18 in his junior year, I think most 18 year olds are done with high school and he will have one more year to go.

So don’t send your kids to private schools that redshirt. Problem solved.

Where we live it happens in private and public schools.

But it’s extremely unlikely to happen a lot. Anti-redshirters always have these kind of weird posts on DCUM about public school classrooms filled with redshirted kids that defy any statistical reality or actually any kind of reality in general. Don’t worry about it. Stick to public.

There is ZERO good reason to hold back this child, ZERO.

Well, apparently multiple private school admissions committees disagree with your confident assessment.

Though I think OP is a troll as OP hasn’t returned. I think she just wanted to get the anti-redshirters all bothered. Mission accomplished I guess.

If a private holds back kids, have you stopped to consider they do it for their needs, and not the kids needs. Its easier to teach a 6 year old K vs. a 5 year old. Its easier when the kids come in, like mine did where they are already reading. Schools can claim success when its really age/parents/preschool vs. what they did.

I have a September kid who we sent who was turning 5. We had multiple privates tell us to hold back but thankfully one took my child. It had really strong academics and structure and the younger kids thrived. It really makes me wonder about these schools insisting to hold back for no reason. And, my child did have developmental delays but instead of holding back, we got them the help they needed early on to be successful.

Okay. You, anonymous DCUM mom of a single kindergartener, definitely knows how to run school admissions better than the Heads of Admissions of multiple private schools. Because, I guess, you had one kid in September?

Are you familiar with the Dunning-Kruger effect?

Since you are the spokesperson for the Dunning-Kruger effect, I’m sure you can tell.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish schools were strict with sending your kid on time (unless there is a compelling reason). That means there will be a max 12 months between oldest and youngest. It seems crazy to me that there can be over 2 years difference between kids ages - it is unfair. There was a redshirted girl with a march birthday in my dd's 5th grade class. I don't know why as she was top of the class academically and thought that everyone else was babyish. I wouldn't do this unless there is a developmental reason. He will turn 18 in his junior year, I think most 18 year olds are done with high school and he will have one more year to go.

So don’t send your kids to private schools that redshirt. Problem solved.

Where we live it happens in private and public schools.

But it’s extremely unlikely to happen a lot. Anti-redshirters always have these kind of weird posts on DCUM about public school classrooms filled with redshirted kids that defy any statistical reality or actually any kind of reality in general. Don’t worry about it. Stick to public.

There is ZERO good reason to hold back this child, ZERO.

Well, apparently multiple private school admissions committees disagree with your confident assessment.

Though I think OP is a troll as OP hasn’t returned. I think she just wanted to get the anti-redshirters all bothered. Mission accomplished I guess.

If a private holds back kids, have you stopped to consider they do it for their needs, and not the kids needs. Its easier to teach a 6 year old K vs. a 5 year old. Its easier when the kids come in, like mine did where they are already reading. Schools can claim success when its really age/parents/preschool vs. what they did.

I have a September kid who we sent who was turning 5. We had multiple privates tell us to hold back but thankfully one took my child. It had really strong academics and structure and the younger kids thrived. It really makes me wonder about these schools insisting to hold back for no reason. And, my child did have developmental delays but instead of holding back, we got them the help they needed early on to be successful.

Okay. You, anonymous DCUM mom of a single kindergartener, definitely knows how to run school admissions better than the Heads of Admissions of multiple private schools. Because, I guess, you had one kid in September?

Are you familiar with the Dunning-Kruger effect?

Exactly, they are doing it for their needs, not the kids needs so don't you think to question the school when normal is to go at age 5, and they are demanding kids start at age 6. Admissions staff are not teachers or developmental experts. They choose based off money, who the parents are and what they can do for the school and easy. If a child is delayed enough to be held back a year, they should see a developmental ped or have a neuropsychologist and get services.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish schools were strict with sending your kid on time (unless there is a compelling reason). That means there will be a max 12 months between oldest and youngest. It seems crazy to me that there can be over 2 years difference between kids ages - it is unfair. There was a redshirted girl with a march birthday in my dd's 5th grade class. I don't know why as she was top of the class academically and thought that everyone else was babyish. I wouldn't do this unless there is a developmental reason. He will turn 18 in his junior year, I think most 18 year olds are done with high school and he will have one more year to go.

So don’t send your kids to private schools that redshirt. Problem solved.

Where we live it happens in private and public schools.

But it’s extremely unlikely to happen a lot. Anti-redshirters always have these kind of weird posts on DCUM about public school classrooms filled with redshirted kids that defy any statistical reality or actually any kind of reality in general. Don’t worry about it. Stick to public.

There is ZERO good reason to hold back this child, ZERO.

Well, apparently multiple private school admissions committees disagree with your confident assessment.

Though I think OP is a troll as OP hasn’t returned. I think she just wanted to get the anti-redshirters all bothered. Mission accomplished I guess.

If a private holds back kids, have you stopped to consider they do it for their needs, and not the kids needs. Its easier to teach a 6 year old K vs. a 5 year old. Its easier when the kids come in, like mine did where they are already reading. Schools can claim success when its really age/parents/preschool vs. what they did.

I have a September kid who we sent who was turning 5. We had multiple privates tell us to hold back but thankfully one took my child. It had really strong academics and structure and the younger kids thrived. It really makes me wonder about these schools insisting to hold back for no reason. And, my child did have developmental delays but instead of holding back, we got them the help they needed early on to be successful.

Okay. You, anonymous DCUM mom of a single kindergartener, definitely knows how to run school admissions better than the Heads of Admissions of multiple private schools. Because, I guess, you had one kid in September?

Are you familiar with the Dunning-Kruger effect?

Heads of Admissions have a bias. Throwing around the Dunning-Kruger effect seemingly tells you have a bit of that issue.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish schools were strict with sending your kid on time (unless there is a compelling reason). That means there will be a max 12 months between oldest and youngest. It seems crazy to me that there can be over 2 years difference between kids ages - it is unfair. There was a redshirted girl with a march birthday in my dd's 5th grade class. I don't know why as she was top of the class academically and thought that everyone else was babyish. I wouldn't do this unless there is a developmental reason. He will turn 18 in his junior year, I think most 18 year olds are done with high school and he will have one more year to go.

So don’t send your kids to private schools that redshirt. Problem solved.

Where we live it happens in private and public schools.

But it’s extremely unlikely to happen a lot. Anti-redshirters always have these kind of weird posts on DCUM about public school classrooms filled with redshirted kids that defy any statistical reality or actually any kind of reality in general. Don’t worry about it. Stick to public.

There is ZERO good reason to hold back this child, ZERO.

Well, apparently multiple private school admissions committees disagree with your confident assessment.

Though I think OP is a troll as OP hasn’t returned. I think she just wanted to get the anti-redshirters all bothered. Mission accomplished I guess.

If a private holds back kids, have you stopped to consider they do it for their needs, and not the kids needs. Its easier to teach a 6 year old K vs. a 5 year old. Its easier when the kids come in, like mine did where they are already reading. Schools can claim success when its really age/parents/preschool vs. what they did.

I have a September kid who we sent who was turning 5. We had multiple privates tell us to hold back but thankfully one took my child. It had really strong academics and structure and the younger kids thrived. It really makes me wonder about these schools insisting to hold back for no reason. And, my child did have developmental delays but instead of holding back, we got them the help they needed early on to be successful.

Okay. You, anonymous DCUM mom of a single kindergartener, definitely knows how to run school admissions better than the Heads of Admissions of multiple private schools. Because, I guess, you had one kid in September?

Are you familiar with the Dunning-Kruger effect?

Exactly, they are doing it for their needs, not the kids needs so don't you think to question the school when normal is to go at age 5, and they are demanding kids start at age 6. Admissions staff are not teachers or developmental experts. They choose based off money, who the parents are and what they can do for the school and easy. If a child is delayed enough to be held back a year, they should see a developmental ped or have a neuropsychologist and get services.

Okay so then don’t send your kid to schools that do it. Honestly, this is not hard. I don’t get all the drama from the anti-redshirters here. Nobody is forcing you to send your kid to private school. Go to a different school or public if you don’t like the admissions policies. Your wailing is not going to force an admissions committee to change its mind.

I’m confused by the whining.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish schools were strict with sending your kid on time (unless there is a compelling reason). That means there will be a max 12 months between oldest and youngest. It seems crazy to me that there can be over 2 years difference between kids ages - it is unfair. There was a redshirted girl with a march birthday in my dd's 5th grade class. I don't know why as she was top of the class academically and thought that everyone else was babyish. I wouldn't do this unless there is a developmental reason. He will turn 18 in his junior year, I think most 18 year olds are done with high school and he will have one more year to go.

So don’t send your kids to private schools that redshirt. Problem solved.

Where we live it happens in private and public schools.

But it’s extremely unlikely to happen a lot. Anti-redshirters always have these kind of weird posts on DCUM about public school classrooms filled with redshirted kids that defy any statistical reality or actually any kind of reality in general. Don’t worry about it. Stick to public.

There is ZERO good reason to hold back this child, ZERO.

Well, apparently multiple private school admissions committees disagree with your confident assessment.

Though I think OP is a troll as OP hasn’t returned. I think she just wanted to get the anti-redshirters all bothered. Mission accomplished I guess.

If a private holds back kids, have you stopped to consider they do it for their needs, and not the kids needs. Its easier to teach a 6 year old K vs. a 5 year old. Its easier when the kids come in, like mine did where they are already reading. Schools can claim success when its really age/parents/preschool vs. what they did.

I have a September kid who we sent who was turning 5. We had multiple privates tell us to hold back but thankfully one took my child. It had really strong academics and structure and the younger kids thrived. It really makes me wonder about these schools insisting to hold back for no reason. And, my child did have developmental delays but instead of holding back, we got them the help they needed early on to be successful.

Okay. You, anonymous DCUM mom of a single kindergartener, definitely knows how to run school admissions better than the Heads of Admissions of multiple private schools. Because, I guess, you had one kid in September?

Are you familiar with the Dunning-Kruger effect?

Heads of Admissions have a bias. Throwing around the Dunning-Kruger effect seemingly tells you have a bit of that issue.

So you actually don’t understand what Dunning-Kruger is. Well, that makes sense.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish schools were strict with sending your kid on time (unless there is a compelling reason). That means there will be a max 12 months between oldest and youngest. It seems crazy to me that there can be over 2 years difference between kids ages - it is unfair. There was a redshirted girl with a march birthday in my dd's 5th grade class. I don't know why as she was top of the class academically and thought that everyone else was babyish. I wouldn't do this unless there is a developmental reason. He will turn 18 in his junior year, I think most 18 year olds are done with high school and he will have one more year to go.

So don’t send your kids to private schools that redshirt. Problem solved.

Where we live it happens in private and public schools.

But it’s extremely unlikely to happen a lot. Anti-redshirters always have these kind of weird posts on DCUM about public school classrooms filled with redshirted kids that defy any statistical reality or actually any kind of reality in general. Don’t worry about it. Stick to public.

There is ZERO good reason to hold back this child, ZERO.

Well, apparently multiple private school admissions committees disagree with your confident assessment.

Though I think OP is a troll as OP hasn’t returned. I think she just wanted to get the anti-redshirters all bothered. Mission accomplished I guess.

If a private holds back kids, have you stopped to consider they do it for their needs, and not the kids needs. Its easier to teach a 6 year old K vs. a 5 year old. Its easier when the kids come in, like mine did where they are already reading. Schools can claim success when its really age/parents/preschool vs. what they did.

I have a September kid who we sent who was turning 5. We had multiple privates tell us to hold back but thankfully one took my child. It had really strong academics and structure and the younger kids thrived. It really makes me wonder about these schools insisting to hold back for no reason. And, my child did have developmental delays but instead of holding back, we got them the help they needed early on to be successful.

Okay. You, anonymous DCUM mom of a single kindergartener, definitely knows how to run school admissions better than the Heads of Admissions of multiple private schools. Because, I guess, you had one kid in September?

Are you familiar with the Dunning-Kruger effect?

Exactly, they are doing it for their needs, not the kids needs so don't you think to question the school when normal is to go at age 5, and they are demanding kids start at age 6. Admissions staff are not teachers or developmental experts. They choose based off money, who the parents are and what they can do for the school and easy. If a child is delayed enough to be held back a year, they should see a developmental ped or have a neuropsychologist and get services.

Absolutely, redshirting should not be done without a developmental delay as a reason. Admissions are not experts on that and have their own reasons for suggesting redshirting which routinely have nothing to do with delays.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish schools were strict with sending your kid on time (unless there is a compelling reason). That means there will be a max 12 months between oldest and youngest. It seems crazy to me that there can be over 2 years difference between kids ages - it is unfair. There was a redshirted girl with a march birthday in my dd's 5th grade class. I don't know why as she was top of the class academically and thought that everyone else was babyish. I wouldn't do this unless there is a developmental reason. He will turn 18 in his junior year, I think most 18 year olds are done with high school and he will have one more year to go.

So don’t send your kids to private schools that redshirt. Problem solved.

Where we live it happens in private and public schools.

But it’s extremely unlikely to happen a lot. Anti-redshirters always have these kind of weird posts on DCUM about public school classrooms filled with redshirted kids that defy any statistical reality or actually any kind of reality in general. Don’t worry about it. Stick to public.

There is ZERO good reason to hold back this child, ZERO.

Well, apparently multiple private school admissions committees disagree with your confident assessment.

Though I think OP is a troll as OP hasn’t returned. I think she just wanted to get the anti-redshirters all bothered. Mission accomplished I guess.

If a private holds back kids, have you stopped to consider they do it for their needs, and not the kids needs. Its easier to teach a 6 year old K vs. a 5 year old. Its easier when the kids come in, like mine did where they are already reading. Schools can claim success when its really age/parents/preschool vs. what they did.

I have a September kid who we sent who was turning 5. We had multiple privates tell us to hold back but thankfully one took my child. It had really strong academics and structure and the younger kids thrived. It really makes me wonder about these schools insisting to hold back for no reason. And, my child did have developmental delays but instead of holding back, we got them the help they needed early on to be successful.

Okay. You, anonymous DCUM mom of a single kindergartener, definitely knows how to run school admissions better than the Heads of Admissions of multiple private schools. Because, I guess, you had one kid in September?

Are you familiar with the Dunning-Kruger effect?

Heads of Admissions have a bias. Throwing around the Dunning-Kruger effect seemingly tells you have a bit of that issue.

So you actually don’t understand what Dunning-Kruger is. Well, that makes sense.

You just couldn’t wait to get to use that on dcum, huh?

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Anonymous wrote:I wish schools were strict with sending your kid on time (unless there is a compelling reason). That means there will be a max 12 months between oldest and youngest. It seems crazy to me that there can be over 2 years difference between kids ages - it is unfair. There was a redshirted girl with a march birthday in my dd's 5th grade class. I don't know why as she was top of the class academically and thought that everyone else was babyish. I wouldn't do this unless there is a developmental reason. He will turn 18 in his junior year, I think most 18 year olds are done with high school and he will have one more year to go.

So don’t send your kids to private schools that redshirt. Problem solved.

Where we live it happens in private and public schools.

But it’s extremely unlikely to happen a lot. Anti-redshirters always have these kind of weird posts on DCUM about public school classrooms filled with redshirted kids that defy any statistical reality or actually any kind of reality in general. Don’t worry about it. Stick to public.

There is ZERO good reason to hold back this child, ZERO.

Well, apparently multiple private school admissions committees disagree with your confident assessment.

Though I think OP is a troll as OP hasn’t returned. I think she just wanted to get the anti-redshirters all bothered. Mission accomplished I guess.

If a private holds back kids, have you stopped to consider they do it for their needs, and not the kids needs. Its easier to teach a 6 year old K vs. a 5 year old. Its easier when the kids come in, like mine did where they are already reading. Schools can claim success when its really age/parents/preschool vs. what they did.

I have a September kid who we sent who was turning 5. We had multiple privates tell us to hold back but thankfully one took my child. It had really strong academics and structure and the younger kids thrived. It really makes me wonder about these schools insisting to hold back for no reason. And, my child did have developmental delays but instead of holding back, we got them the help they needed early on to be successful.

Okay. You, anonymous DCUM mom of a single kindergartener, definitely knows how to run school admissions better than the Heads of Admissions of multiple private schools. Because, I guess, you had one kid in September?

Are you familiar with the Dunning-Kruger effect?

Heads of Admissions have a bias. Throwing around the Dunning-Kruger effect seemingly tells you have a bit of that issue.

So you actually don’t understand what Dunning-Kruger is. Well, that makes sense.

You just cemented that you suffer from it. Bless your heart.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish schools were strict with sending your kid on time (unless there is a compelling reason). That means there will be a max 12 months between oldest and youngest. It seems crazy to me that there can be over 2 years difference between kids ages - it is unfair. There was a redshirted girl with a march birthday in my dd's 5th grade class. I don't know why as she was top of the class academically and thought that everyone else was babyish. I wouldn't do this unless there is a developmental reason. He will turn 18 in his junior year, I think most 18 year olds are done with high school and he will have one more year to go.

So don’t send your kids to private schools that redshirt. Problem solved.

Where we live it happens in private and public schools.

But it’s extremely unlikely to happen a lot. Anti-redshirters always have these kind of weird posts on DCUM about public school classrooms filled with redshirted kids that defy any statistical reality or actually any kind of reality in general. Don’t worry about it. Stick to public.

There is ZERO good reason to hold back this child, ZERO.

Well, apparently multiple private school admissions committees disagree with your confident assessment.

Though I think OP is a troll as OP hasn’t returned. I think she just wanted to get the anti-redshirters all bothered. Mission accomplished I guess.

If a private holds back kids, have you stopped to consider they do it for their needs, and not the kids needs. Its easier to teach a 6 year old K vs. a 5 year old. Its easier when the kids come in, like mine did where they are already reading. Schools can claim success when its really age/parents/preschool vs. what they did.

I have a September kid who we sent who was turning 5. We had multiple privates tell us to hold back but thankfully one took my child. It had really strong academics and structure and the younger kids thrived. It really makes me wonder about these schools insisting to hold back for no reason. And, my child did have developmental delays but instead of holding back, we got them the help they needed early on to be successful.

Okay. You, anonymous DCUM mom of a single kindergartener, definitely knows how to run school admissions better than the Heads of Admissions of multiple private schools. Because, I guess, you had one kid in September?

Are you familiar with the Dunning-Kruger effect?

Exactly, they are doing it for their needs, not the kids needs so don't you think to question the school when normal is to go at age 5, and they are demanding kids start at age 6. Admissions staff are not teachers or developmental experts. They choose based off money, who the parents are and what they can do for the school and easy. If a child is delayed enough to be held back a year, they should see a developmental ped or have a neuropsychologist and get services.

Absolutely, redshirting should not be done without a developmental delay as a reason. Admissions are not experts on that and have their own reasons for suggesting redshirting which routinely have nothing to do with delays.

They are doing it as it is easier for the school, not best for the kids. They only have so many slots and want to maximize the money they bring in.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish schools were strict with sending your kid on time (unless there is a compelling reason). That means there will be a max 12 months between oldest and youngest. It seems crazy to me that there can be over 2 years difference between kids ages - it is unfair. There was a redshirted girl with a march birthday in my dd's 5th grade class. I don't know why as she was top of the class academically and thought that everyone else was babyish. I wouldn't do this unless there is a developmental reason. He will turn 18 in his junior year, I think most 18 year olds are done with high school and he will have one more year to go.

So don’t send your kids to private schools that redshirt. Problem solved.

Where we live it happens in private and public schools.

But it’s extremely unlikely to happen a lot. Anti-redshirters always have these kind of weird posts on DCUM about public school classrooms filled with redshirted kids that defy any statistical reality or actually any kind of reality in general. Don’t worry about it. Stick to public.

There is ZERO good reason to hold back this child, ZERO.

Well, apparently multiple private school admissions committees disagree with your confident assessment.

Though I think OP is a troll as OP hasn’t returned. I think she just wanted to get the anti-redshirters all bothered. Mission accomplished I guess.

If a private holds back kids, have you stopped to consider they do it for their needs, and not the kids needs. Its easier to teach a 6 year old K vs. a 5 year old. Its easier when the kids come in, like mine did where they are already reading. Schools can claim success when its really age/parents/preschool vs. what they did.

I have a September kid who we sent who was turning 5. We had multiple privates tell us to hold back but thankfully one took my child. It had really strong academics and structure and the younger kids thrived. It really makes me wonder about these schools insisting to hold back for no reason. And, my child did have developmental delays but instead of holding back, we got them the help they needed early on to be successful.

Okay. You, anonymous DCUM mom of a single kindergartener, definitely knows how to run school admissions better than the Heads of Admissions of multiple private schools. Because, I guess, you had one kid in September?

Are you familiar with the Dunning-Kruger effect?

Exactly, they are doing it for their needs, not the kids needs so don't you think to question the school when normal is to go at age 5, and they are demanding kids start at age 6. Admissions staff are not teachers or developmental experts. They choose based off money, who the parents are and what they can do for the school and easy. If a child is delayed enough to be held back a year, they should see a developmental ped or have a neuropsychologist and get services.

Absolutely, redshirting should not be done without a developmental delay as a reason. Admissions are not experts on that and have their own reasons for suggesting redshirting which routinely have nothing to do with delays.

I think you should definitely march into the admissions offices and tell them that they are not experts on admissions and you definitely know better and when your kid is admitted to their private school you will definitely tell them all about how to run their admissions better. 👍

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The men on the varsity lacrosse team at my kids' high school have receding hairlines and vested stock in their 401ks, your kid will be a good fit.

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My August 28 birthday boy was sent on time to school. He does very well academically. He is in middle school now and I keep hearing comments from his teachers about how he is immature and “young” for his grade. He is being compared to boys in his grade that are 14 1/2 and 15, when he just passed 13 1/2. He actually behaves age appropriate, but the age difference is stark at this age. It kinda sucks.