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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I will say I think it's weird if you start your senior year of HS already 18.[/quote]

My kid has an early September birthday that usually falls before Labor Day and before the start of school.  He will be 18 his entire senior year and was not redshirted. The kids don’t really pay that much attention except if it’s an election year and a few of them can vote.  [/quote]

The kids pay attention more than you realize.[/quote]

NP. My fall bday teen who was not intentionally redshirted (and has jumped back and forth over the line depending on where we lived and the school cutoff) is now a junior in HS. He has told me before that his age just wasn't that big a deal over the years.

Now, I'm not saying DCUM's crazy parents with their stalker spreadsheets tracking other kids birthdays aren't keeping close track, and God knows what those weird creepers teach their poor kids. But to normal kids? It's just not a big deal. [/quote]

Your kid wasn't held back or redshirted so that is not a child we are talking about.  Its the February to end of August kids where it is an issue.  We have a September child.  We choose to have him go at age 5 rather than wait till 6 and he's glad we pushed him ahead.

When kids have birthdays, its very clear.

And, yes, there are crazy parents keeping spread sheets.  I didn't think it was real until I was sitting waiting for my child at sports practice and overhead several mom's talking about it and where all the kids are on it.

If you child is in private, its no big deal.  If your child is in public, it can be a big deal but September kids mainly don't have a choice except if parents pay for a private or kids test in.  My logic was I'd rather pay for private K than another year of pre-k and if needed, we could repeat K elsewhere but it wasn't necessary.[/quote]

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