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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is how it typically plays out IMO:
Red shirted child does really well in school. Childs parents are very proud. Other parents dismiss these accomplishments, roll their eyes and say "well, of course he is in the highest reading group. His mom had 10-12 more months to prep him"

Red shirted child does well in sports. Childs parents are very proud. Other parents dismiss these accomplishments, roll their eyes and say "well of course he's better than all the other kids. He's had almost another year of growing, coordinating and his dad had another 10-12 months of throwing the ball with him every night in the backyard."
It's almost like these kids accomplishments are put in another category and excused because they are so much older they are expected to be better. And yes, everyone knows who these kids are[/quote]

LOLOL.

So the lesson is: if you're choosing your child's academic path in order to impress other parents, don't redshirt. Got it.

OP, this is what youl'll have to deal with: the rampant insecurity of parents who didn't redshirt and who are  therefore furious and terrified that your child may have some kind of advantage over their snowflakes. [/quote]

My son just finished first grade (April birthday/not held back)--unlike the redshirted kids in his grade, he's in the highest reading and math groups and very atheletic.  The three redshirted kids he knows are all massive violent troublemakers.  So, no, not insecure...if anything, I feel bad for the kids who obviously haven't worked through the issues that caused them to be held back.[/quote]

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