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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People should leave redshirting parents alone. They know better than anyone if their child is incapable of handling a Kindergarten class. I would prefer that when my child goes to Kindergarten they are not in class with a bunch of kids who cannot manage being there.

If your child is in no shape to go to Kindergarten, keep them out for another year.[/quote]

Cannot "manage" being there?  What does that even mean?  There will be more mature kids and less mature kids.  There will be academically advanced kids, and academically behind kids.  There is no way to create a 'fair' system of clones with identical abilities, despite what redshirting parents claim to think.

[b]Most do it to try to get their kid a leg up.[/b][/quote]

I don't know any family that has ever said that. So my conclusion has always been that although their child is chronologically ready that child is unable to handle being in a Kindergarten class with peers. They often need an extra year in a preschool classroom to get them ready.[/quote]

NP here. I know multiple parents who have said, "I want my child to be a leader." And they have held back children of typical/average maturity and intellect for their age.  I know these children and have families, and they would have been fine in Kindergarten.  Maybe not a superstar, but fine.  I do not think these people should be able to hold back.  There should be some sort of standard, for example written documentation from the preschool teacher, doctor, psychologist, or developmental specialist.  I absolutely know children who have been held back purely to give them what the parents perceive as an advantage, which really skews the standards and dynamics of a classroom.  I understand there are some very immature children who would benefit from being held back.  So having a system where there are exceptions for these might make sense.  
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