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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Imagine if these parents devoted as much energy to getting their kids IEPs or tutoring instead of trying to get them enrolled in kindergarten[/b]. If their kids are really so much slower at learning than other kids in the neighborhood, what magic do they think is going to happen in kindergarten? [/quote]

It's really obvious the kids have no special needs and the parents know it.  They don't want to get their kid an IEP or a tutor, they want their son to effortlessly excel and be told by every teacher that he's the very smartest, the tallest, the cleverest, the most impressive kid in the grade.  If it's not looking like something that's going to happen organically they'll just put them in a class with younger kids so they "stand out" the way mom and dad wanted/expected them to.

It's funny because I'm from Texas where redshirting parents are *extremely* upfront about this - they want their sons to have the height/weight/testosterone/muscle advantage when they get to high school so they can start on their sports teams and maybe even get a scholarship.  In DC people want the same thing - an unearned advantage for their son - but twist themselves into pretzels to pretend that they aren't trying to rig the system.  In fact, they pretend the system is the unfair thing!  How could they say that kids with a certain birthday should enroll by a certain date and then . . . have the nerve to enforce it??!  Rules that apply to other kids also apply to my kid?  How is that fair?  Not for my dear Henry!  [/quote]

I would find that so refreshing! Just be up front about wanting advantages.

I feel the same way about private school parents who twist themselves into a pretzel explaining why their kid is sooo unique and would not thrive in public school. No one cares why you made that choice, I never even ask! [/quote]

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