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Which is a bizarre theory, because it seems like kids would learn more from being challenged by higher expectations, not being around kids younger than them. At age 5, my son had problems with focus and participating in group activities, but I didn't think holding him back a year (and keeping him in a class with younger kids) would help him learn those skills. Gaining these skills is partly a result of the passage of time/getting older, which he would do whether he was in K or 1, and partly from socializing into the classroom norms and learning by observing peers/older kids, which he would learn more from in 1 than in K. So, on net, better to just put him in 1 than have him repeat K. He's going into 2 now, still has some issues, but I think he is probably better off than if he was just starting 1 now. [/quote]

I assume your son was not a "borderline" birthday.  I think redshirting is the right thing to do if your child is borderline and does not seem ready.  Some are.

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