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Really?  Some people honestly can't afford another year of childcare or preschool.  Some people don't speak English fluently or have access to knowledge about the educational system and have no concept that they even could/should consider "redshirting" -- they see the cut-off date for enrollment and follow the rules accordingly.  My child's birthday is in June, and he's very small for his age.  We could afford private school and considered doing private for a year before putting him into public, but the plan was always to be in-grade -- that he would go to a private, nature-based kindergarten program and then enter in 1st grade.  I'm not saying this is right for every child or that there aren't circumstances when you would want to "redshirt," but just that it's not feasible for everyone and is setting up a bit of an unnecessary divide.  I have good friends whose kid has a late August birthday, and they are thrilled to have one less year of preschool to pay for.[/quote]

What on earth does that have to do with anything? If some families aren't in a position to take their child to a library, are you not going to take yours? If some families can't afford to buy books, are you going to stop buying yours? What's with the weird concept of forced equality where none exists?[/quote]

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