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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP- the crazy anti-redshirting parents came out in full force for this one! [b]I held my kid back because his preK teacher recommended it for social/speech reasons.[/b] He could ready by four and has always scored in the 99th percentile for everything, so my teacher friends were appalled that I was holding him back. He’ll be bored! they said. Nope. He was just mature enough to cope with the mundane aspects of public school- all the sitting and paperwork that now constitutes first grade etc. As he’s gotten older, I have never once regretted holding him back. I think for boys especially, it’s a good thing. I don’t think of it as “cheating”. I don’t care about his performance on whatever tests. I care about MY KID and that decision was best for him. The anti-redshirting families are weirdly competitive and they are very vocal. They are the families who pay attention to their child’s scores etc compared to their classmates’ etc. My kid isn’t sporty so he isn’t taking anyone’s prized basketball spot or anything either. Just make the right decision for your kid, listen to people you trust. If you can afford to give your kid one more year of sweet non structured preK living, go for it! Good luck. [/quote]

Of course. If there is some mental, emotional, social, physical deficiency in your child that can be rectified by keeping them back then you should do so.  I don't think that parents whose kids don't have any of these issues think of redshirting. [/quote]

That can also happen at public school.

-lived it

We don't think of it as redshirting.  We think of it as giving our kids another year at home to be kids.  We aren't worried about the cost.  We have a nanny no matter what and the kids participate in all the enrichment activities we could want.  It basically makes for a nicer childhood for our kids.  Our kids are going to private school anyway so it isn't like you'll ever be face-to-face with them.  If you can't afford it then don't do it.  We can afford it so we do it.[/quote]

I don't know. My anecdata - I felt that parents of kids without issues should avoid private schools at least in ES level.   Even one kid with academic or behavioral issues can make the school day come to a grinding halt. I removed my kid from a very reputed school when they admitted a child in my DC's classroom who was older and would throw tantrums by banging his head on the floor and screaming. Yup, they got an aide for him but he was a distraction for the rest of the classroom. The parents had selected our classroom because everything was so calm and kids were academically advanced and they wanted the best environment for their child. I bet they paid a lot more than what we were paying.  Several parents dropped out and moved to public school by greenshirting because of that. [/quote][/quote]

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