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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because it is only advantageous to kids who are slow.  Not normal average kids. Certainly not bright kids.  [/quote]

If that is what you believe, then I would think you'd be giving the parents the benefit of the doubt that they are making the right decision for their kids instead of bashing them and telling them they are selfish cheaters and coaching your kids to tell them they are dummies for being "too old" for the grade. Because that's what some people in here seem to be saying.[/quote]

The decision to redshirt is up to the parents, not their child. It's not fair to judge kids based on something they had no control over. I know that if it had been up to me, I would've started school on time. Any rational person should realize that it's wrong to label a kid as "slow" or "dumb" because of something that wasn't their fault.[/quote]

Kids should not be blamed and parents often do what is easy for them, not best for the kids.  However, a smart kid is not served well by holding them back and that was our experience and our child had to skip a grade to make up for our mistake (though technically child missed the cut off).  A child who struggles academically may be better off academically, but they will be stunted socially with younger kids as that is the example they have so they will always act younger than their true peers as they will copy the behavior of the peers they are with.[/quote]

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