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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've read several threads on DCUM where people hotly debate the pros and cons of redshirting, and it's never quite made sense to me.  Assuming you're sending your kid to public school, why not just send him to kindergarten on time and avoid the expense of daycare/preschool for an additional year?  If there's an issue with readiness/maturity/etc., he can repeat kindergarten based on the advice of his teachers.  If not, then he can move on to first grade.  No need to stress about the decision.  Just see how he does in kindergarten and, if need be, he can repeat it.[/quote]

Why place your kid in an environment that is not good for him?  Part of the issue is that K is not what it used to be.  Kids are writing and sitting much more than in the past.[/quote]

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Better to send a child late than have him repeat a grade in K. Three kids were held back in DD's class. While there wasn't a huge stigma at our school given the kids are so young, I know the parents had to work hard to get their self esteem back up and to convince them they hadn't "failed" but were just young for their age and could have gone to K earlier or later. Two of the three repeated at the school and are doing great. The third went to a private and I don't know know how he's doing. Two were boys and one girl.
There were at least 5 other fall birthday kids in the grade and I know one is struggling behaviorally but doing fine academically and socially. The others seem to be fine socially, behaviorally and academically.[/quote]

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