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Forced to group? Oh the humanity! Go with the group you are supposed to be with. Isn’t that the entire point of the anti redshirters? I have a late summer birthday kid and he has friends in both grades. He has never complained about this grave injustice. Maybe your kid needs help with social skills.[/quote]

I think you are being willfully obtuse.

If different activities have different cut offs, then some kids will be grouped with one cohort for one activity (school for example) and a different group for a different activitiy (Swimming or hockey for example)

So going with "the one you are supposed to be with" puts some people in a position of having different groups, or not being able to participate with their friends.[/quote]

You are being willfully difficult. Your snowflakes doesn’t always get what they want. Camps and teams often split kids up anyway. Teach your kids to be flexible and resilient. Thought they were too smart and mature to even contemplate redshirting. You sure abut that?  [/quote]

It's one thing if a class is split in half between teams or camp groups.  But for August or September birthdays, it's often only one kid who is left out.  Surely you remember being a kid and how much that would suck, right?  Now remember that the kid who is being excluded is the youngest for the grade and often struggles to keep up socially even without extra hurdles.

But sure, keep saying mean things and calling my kid names.  That obviously makes the situation better.

--not pro or anti redshirting, but has a kid who wasn't redshirted but who sometimes wishes she'd redshirted her kid[/quote]

I see you are as sensitive as your kid. You want to call people obtuse and then cry about name calling?  :roll: Camp is not a life necessity. Your kid would benefit by expanding their social group.[/quote]

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