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[quote=Anonymous]Pardon my ignorance, but can someone please explain why this is a problem?  How is a non-redshirt student harmed by redshirt students being in the class?

Full disclosure, I started my DS a year late for K at a private school.  He had diagnosed physical and mental developmental delays and everyone who knew him (his parents, his pre-K teacher, his prospective K teacher) all agreed that another year in pre-K was necessary.  Otherwise, he would have not have been socially and developmentally ready for all day K.  One of the biggest concerns was that he would have problems keeping his stamina.  Everyone here who has boys knows that when they get tired, they can be distracted or disruptive.   So when we made the decision, we were looking at his needs and how he would fit in a classroom setting.

Frankly, my DS is now a rising 7th grader and, in looking at him, you would not know that he is a year older chronologically.  Developmentally, he is right where he is supposed to be.  But if we had forced him to go to K solely based on his age instead of his developmental readiness, we would have doomed him to fail.  He was not ready!  And I cannot think of one competitive advantage he has because of the redshirting.  He is on his developmental level.

So I ask again, what is the issue with placing kids based on their developmental readiness?

And to all those whose kids are ready for K at age 5.  Good for you! But do not crap on those kids who are not ready at age 5.

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