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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is the issue where parents' competitive streak comes out.  Nuance gets lost.  Individual decision making gets lost.  Common respect for the choices of other parents gets lost.

There was a child in DS' K who was a full year older than DS.  They are now in high school, still together and it still makes not one bit of an issue.

All of you need to read Lessons of a Skinned Knee.  This is really, truly not a big deal.[/quote]

This.  And let me add the parents' paranoia about whether their child is somehow at a competitive disadvatage also comes out.  I posted before and I explained that we had our DS repeat pre-K because all of us (including his teachers) said that he was not ready academically or socially (he has some medical issues, including developmental delays).  Someone responded that they believed that is was ok to hold the child back for bona fide issues. I responded people here were not making that distinction - they were lumping all redshirts together.

Bottom line is this.  Parents SHOULD do what they feel is best for children.  If they [u]legitimately[/u] feel that their kid would struggle, why should they set the kid up to fail by starting on time?  I could not care less if my son is at the top of the class, I just want him where he is supposed to be developmentally.  Given his unique circumstances, I just wanted a level playing field. Many of you are blessed that you have perfect, intelligent little angels who are ready on time  But my kid is equally as valuable (and intelligent).  He is not "slow" (as some other jacka$$ poster said), he just developed more slowly because of his medical issues. He is in 7th grade now and you would not know he was 15 months older than the youngest of his classmates (and you would not have known it in 1st grade either).    I am going to do what is best for my child and anyone who does not like it can do you know what.    I will admit that people who do it strictly for the competitive advantage are gaming the system.  Honestly though, the people here who talk about they do not want redshirting because they want little Suzie to be the top of her age-level class are just the opposite side of the same doggone coin.  You are just as competitive as the the other folks.

As far as schools that "recommend" it.  The answer is simple.  Find a school that does not do it. The issue is that the schools have to market their juiced up curriculums (especially in this area) because the ultra Type A parents in this area demand it. Well you know what?  Not all perefectly capable 5 YOs are ready for that juiced up curriculum and the schools realize it.  Folks, the "older" class that schools are encouraging is driven by curriculum and nothing else. [/quote]

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