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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder if some of the angst of the anti redshirters is economic. Academic redshirting is done by those who can afford it if they see the need. People who can't afford another year of childcare may feel bitter about this. [/quote]

I'm not a fan of redshirting, but it's not due to economic anxiety ([b]we have a child in private[/b], one that doesn't allow redshirting, AFAIK).  It actually doesn't personally affect my situation at all.  But I don't like it from a societal perspective, because once more and more people do it, it's becomes a slippery slope as to how far schools and curricula will have to adjust for older and older kids, not to mention teachers as they scramble to accommodate a wider range of ages in their lesson plans.

Finally, I do think it's an unfair advantage that a small percentage of affluent, mostly white families use to position their children in the top of the class academically and athletically (here, I'm not referring to legitimate developmental delays, recommendations of pediatricians, etc.).[b]  I think it also may exacerbate the achievement gap in some situations, when middle/lower SES minority families can't afford to do the same.[/b][/quote]

Wow. [b]It's like you are trying to demonstrate the point about the lack of self-reflection from anti redshirt people.[/b][/quote]

PP back.  How so?  Curious to here what you think.[/quote]

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