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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I would have loved to send my child to K a year early, she was ready, but the rule about the September 30 birthday made it impossible. Now she's going to be almost 6, is already reading, writing, doing math, and in K with much younger kids. I don't think that's in her best interest or the interest of the younger kids. It stinks for everyone.  
 
 
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You'll be glad when she is in high school.[/quote]

That is not universally true. Some children thrive as the oldest in their classes in high school, others as younger students. Unfortunately, schools don't accommodate age shifts there nearly as readily as they accommodate redshirting young children. It puts parents in the difficult position of deciding who their children are going to be in the future, and try to balance that with where they are now. It's difficult enough to look a year or two ahead when they're young, but 6 years? 8? 10?

If redshirting were about the child, and indicated an interest on the part of the school to do what was best for the child, it wouldn't be limited to young children, and leapfrogging advancement would also be supported.[/quote]

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