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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does mandatory Kindergarten increase redshirting?

Aside from the people who are concerned about outside-the-norm delays, there are a group of pro-redshirters who want to give their children "the gift of time" or "let them have their childhood." If Kindergarten were not required (as it is in Maryland), would those parents be willing to enter their children in 1st grade with the appropriate age cohort, having kept them out of formal education during their Kindergarten year?

Those children would then have had an "extra" year of childhood, but also still be in the standard class for their birthdate.[/quote]

From reading the other redshirt thread, it sounded like people who redshirt want their kids to go to kindergarten, but with what they consider to be a more an age appropriate curriculum.[/quote]

That is also the same reason that people are against redshirting.  If all of the children are the same age in a class, even the ones who are "immature for age," then the class will be taught on an age-appropriate level, including for chidren who are young for age or immature for age.  The expectations will be age-appropriate, instead of appropriate for age-eligible and delayed children.[/quote]

I disagree. If kids weren't resshirted, the curriculum would be the same. Set by schools pushing academics earlier in hopes it will improve test scores in later grades once standardized testing starts. I do not believe the curriculum is a function of redshirting, the other way around IMO.[/quote]

But the curriculum is not the hard part. It the amount of it compared to play that is the problem. Too much structure! [/quote]

Even the class parties are structured. It's nuts.

15 min for snack
15 min for craft
15 min for "fun" activity 
done! 
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