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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Man, my kid won't even turn 6 in kindergarten. I understand what some parents choose to redshirt, [b]but it just makes it harder on folks who don't[/b].[/quote]

Why?[/quote]

Because my son will be 18 months younger than some other kids in his class. He is way on the shorter side and other kids tower over him. He's in a Montessori pre-school with mixed age kids, which, in general, I love. But the older and taller kids routinely end up in leadership roles and get the most time and attention from other kids and, to some extent, the teachers. This kind of works in Montessori because it's everyone's turn eventually. But it's going to suck that for the first half of public elementary he will likely be the tiniest, least mature kid in the class. By far the most likely reason I would consider red shirting has nothing to do with my son's personality; I would consider doing it only because other parents are as well and I feel like I need to help my son keep up. And that's too bad.[/quote]

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