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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand redshirting.  I feel like everyone I know is talking about holding their kids back a year before putting them in kindergarten.  There was no redshirting where I grew up.  My birthday was in the last quarter of the calendar year and I did fine in school.  I was usually one of the youngest in my classes.  Why is redshirting even allowed? Why would people want their kids turning 7 in kindergarten?

I can understand people in OP's situation with a child who legitimately has mental health issues, but barring that, redshirting feels like over protective helicopter parents selling their kids short. [/quote]
People especially think that boys are "immature" and need an extra year of growth and development. Parents don't think their young boys can sit in their desks quietly and do first-grade work in kindergarten. FF to middle school. These redshirted boys are hitting puberty earlier than their peers, are taller, and are dominating at sports when teams are grouped based on grade rather than age.[/quote]

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