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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We redshirted my late April birthday son this year. He started Kindergarten as a 6 year old.  So far it is the best thing we've done for him.  He tells us he wants the same thing for his younger brother so he can also be at the top of his class.  Our 6 year old has always been skinnier and was bullied in preschool.  The year has made an incredible difference for him.  He has a friend in his class who has an August birthday and just turned 5 before school started.  Although this boy is clearly advanced academically, is reading, has good hand writing, pays close attention to detail, he is not noticed in the clas among his peers because he is the youngest and is not a leader.  The other boys have no interest in playing with him.  My nephew is gifted and in college now.  He has an August birthday and just turned 6 after the start of his kindergarten year.  He will tell you today that it helped him to be a leader and has never regretted the decision his parents made.  [/quote]

You red-shirted an APRIL birthday with no developmental reasons cited?  Parents like you are the reason why others parents who send their children on time get pissed off.  Your child didn't start K at 6, he started at nearly 6 1/2.  Depending on the cut-off in your district, he could be in class with kids who are 18 months younger.  He is now likely to be bored off his ass and become a troublemaker, in addition to apparently lording his newfound/situationally-dependent strength over his appropriate-for-grade aged "peers."

When does the red-shirt craziness stop?  How soon before the MARCH birthdays want to be the oldest/biggest/best in relation to their cohort?  Then FEB, JAN, DEC, and soon the uber-redshirters have created an educational environment in K that really belongs in 2nd grade.  wth.

*Disclaimer -- I have no issues with parents who redshirt children with birthdays close to the cut-off and decide that is the best decision for them, but isn't this getting a bit absurd?[/quote]

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