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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]do you think the class that starts KG NEXT year will be super competitive throughout school (will bigger numbers lead to it being super hard to get into college etc.?)[/quote] Yes, I worry about this. My kid is K age next fall and I predict his class size is going to be bigger. [/quote] Don’t worry about it. Redshirting is a terrible thing to do to a child unless they are very athletic and will be competing in a sport later. It’s like artificially removing the cognitive challenges from kid that boost intelligence. Gifted children are statistically younger than their grade-level peers, an effect evidenced by parents of the smartest children asking if they ought to skip a grade, not if they should hold them back. I totally understand the reason behind redshirting during Covid this year and I know it probably was a difficult decision for many, but it’s so short-sighted for those children who are held back.[/quote]
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