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Reply to "This age discrepancy due to "redshirting" is ridiculous"
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[quote=Anonymous]I think the issue is the trend.....people are holding their children back (most commonly boys) because they don't want THEIR child to be the youngest in the grade....so, year by year, the age of kindergarten is getting older, especially in more affluent areas. If the norm is now to hold back the July birthdays, then, HEAVENS, my June child may be one of the youngest in the grade. Guess what? Someone has to be the youngest. That is why I believe we should send our children on time with whatever the state guideline is, unless there is a reason substantiated by a doctor, social worker, psychologist, etc..... (I would totally be in favor of gradually moving the cutoff date to August 1) . Maybe moving the deadline to August would reduce the stigma of sending a four year old to school....who knows?[/quote]
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