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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let me dumb it down for you. If you red shirt your kid, people are absolutely judging you and them and talking behind your back. Some of that may bleed into how the other kids treat your kid at school. But probably no one is going to say anything to you as the parent, we will just be thinking it. But this is an anonymous forum so people can say what they really think. [/quote]

Parent of multiple older teens here who didn’t redshirt here. I have seen this, but only from and between the mean and unpopular kids nobody liked anyhow. I guess they learned it from their parents. It’s irrelevant to kids with good parents. [/quote]

honestly, from my memory, it's not about the kids or parents but the teachers. teachers do gossip and judge, and they do it directly in front of the students who absorb those judgements like a sponge. Which meant I unconsciously thought that kids who were held back were somehow challenged and not quite up to par. Thanks, 4th grade math teacher. you sure were a peach.

One of my friends that i met in high school was redshirted, which meant he 1) would do contortions to avoid saying what year his birthday was, and 2) he always preferred to be hanging with his age cohort, which meant his senior year was super lonely.

At the other far extreme, my first husband skipped so many grades he went to college at 14. that was... super bad for his emotional development. I'll be watching my august toddler for signs of being too young to go to k, but for now I'm hoping she'll be ready when she's eligible.[/quote]

You are very out of touch. Teachers are the ones recommending redshirting these days. They know that a mature kindergartener who can sit in their seat, fully participate in circle time, and do the academic work is far easier to manage in the classroom. Do you really think they want to make more work for themselves? They are judging the parents of the out of control young for grade children for not getting them diagnosed with ADHD.[/quote]

The other issue is that nowadays kindergarten is now much more like first grade was in the past. When kindergarten was more play based being mature enough to sit still and listen was less important. The more like 1st grade it has become the more redshirting will make sense for some kids. [/quote]

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