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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am OK with scholastic red shirting I suppose but they should still have to play sports at their age-appropriate level.  Isn't that like being held back a year though? I guess my kids are more on the other end of the spectrum doing schoolwork and sports above grade.  How would that work, kids doing 4/5 math in third grade?[/quote]

red shirting is a cute term for holding back.[/quote]

In some cases, it's developmentally appropriate (and in those cases the teachers will be the ones suggesting to hold the child back).  But in other cases, it's a way for parents to push their kids ahead with an unfair advantage.  I did notice that several kids who were accepted to CES in my kid's ES were red shirted or were among the oldest in their grade.  MAP testing isn't age normed the way COGAT testing is, so it's easier to game it for magnet admissions.

OP says her kids are lagging developmentally, but in that case, I would assume the school would also opine on the appropriate grade level.[/quote]

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