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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think most kids would feel insulted if they were redshirted; like their parents thought they weren't smart enough to be on a normal schedule.[/quote]

I know my son would. He'd be embarrassed to tell other people how old he was turning.[/quote]

You have no idea what he would do. I know loads of redshirted kids including one of my own. This has never been an issue. But you won't be convinced, you're living in your own fantasy world.[/quote]

Kids know what's what and if one of them is turning 13 in 6th grade, other kids will assume they were held back a grade. [/quote]

Since it's only Fall kids who are considered for redshirting, any redshirted kid would be turning 13 at the beginning of 7th grade, not an any point in 6th grade. [/quote]

There were at least 3 boys in my kid's class in 6th grade who turned 13 in the spring of 6th grade. They had been held back from starting kindergarten on time and they had spring birthdays. Heck, Baltimore private schools have an entire extra grade for this called pre-first. [/quote]

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