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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I shun all redshirters, parents and children alike. The situation has gotten COMPLETELY out of hand, and nothing will change until these people are made to feel like social pariahs. In my experience almost ALL normal parents feel this way, but they'll only say it when the redshirt family isn't around. So congrats on your gigantic 7 year old kindergartner. [/quote]"

My son is a May child.  He is 7 and in first grade.  He went through Infants and Toddlers for speech and OT and now he's reading above grade level for first grade - even though he should be in 2nd grade.

Are you faulting me for doing what's best for MY child?

If that's the case, then I say - AS AN EDUCATOR - that you have absolutely no goddamn training to "evaluate" my child.

Furthermore, if you're an example of "normal," I'm glad to be a pariah in your eyes.

Good luck with your own kids, genius.  I'm sure you're a stellar parent.[/quote]

Clearly that PP is over the top, but I don't follow your logic.
Your redshirted kid is "reading above grade level for first grade - even though he should be in 2nd grade"
So he would be doing great in 2nd grade - on grade level and at the appropriate age.  So in what possible sense did you do what's best for your child?  Unless you consider what's best to be ABOVE the rest of the class, instead of exactly where he should be.

Are you saying he's going to turn EIGHT in first grade?  That's crazy.
My son is also in first grade.  He will turn seven in April.  I can't imagine him having an eight year old sitting in class next to him.[/quote]

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