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[quote=Anonymous]My child attends a school where redshirting is expected. 1/4-1/3rd of the class is redshirted, depending on the class and the grade. My child has a late summer birthday and was not redshirted, so significantly towards the younger end of the class.

In K - 3rd, DC needed more support, struggled with some social interactions, and often seemed out of step. The gap was closing over those years as the several months age difference mattered less and less, but it was apparent. You could also generally identify the red shirted children as more capable but that strength also faded.

By 4th grade, the differences were generally gone. There was a range of social and academic ability and children of different ages were scattered in their abilities.

In 5th and 6th, some of the redshirted kids began to stand out more. In 8th grade now, there are a couple children who were redshirted who I think should clearly be in the grade above. They are frustrated and bored and obviously socially and academically capable of more challenging work. There is no real avenue for them to be promoted.

Those children who may have needed a little bit of extra time at the beginning are now trapped. Most of the redshirted kids are just fine, and will probably continue to be fine. But there are a couple for whom there should be a path forward.

That is how redshirting can both help (early advantage) and hinder (later lack of opportunity and challenge) your child. And also hinder (early challenge) and help (more challenging environment for the capable children) children who aren't redshirted.[/quote]

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