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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you want your child to be a leader or follower? Being the youngest or oldest in class does have a heavy influence on their character and the traits they develop.[/quote]

That’s a huge generalization. My DD is one of the youngest, and I’ve heard from every teacher that she’s a leader in class. That’s just her personality.[/quote]

No one is talking about your daughter specifically.  It is a generalization.  Not a huge one, one that is true more
often than not.   The youngest kids in class are generally looking for cues from others: be is social, academic, behavioral..opposite for the oldest.  [/quote]

Would you rather have a leader in first grade (redshirt) or a leader in later school years (youngest)  -

https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/youngest-kid-smartest-kid

There are advantages to being the youngest... [/quote]

My redshirted kid was high school valedictorian[/quote]

Getting good grades and being a leader aren’t the same thing [/quote]

PP said there are advantages to being the Youngest. The other PP is pointing out there are advantages to being older. We all know this which is why people are up in arms about the idea of redshirting. They think people are "cheating" not that they are actually harming their kids. [/quote]

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