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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you’re planning to go to private school for a while, you are going to follow their rules. Someone mentioned that these school have “unofficial” cut offs and I completely agree with that. Redshirting is very common in private schools, at least the ones I’m familiar with. Not just with boys but also girls.

My own experience is that it’s either accept it or leave. And it is very unfortunate that this is such a big thing. [b]If your child was a summer kid, their “immaturity” will be blamed on their birth month. But if your kid happens to be born between October-May, then their “immaturity” is considered age appropriate, because they’re just a kid, and they’re too old to be redshirted anyway. So they get a pass.[/b][/quote]

Trying to decide if I agree with the bolded. I do sometimes think my August kid (not redshirted) is among the more immature of her grade cohort, and I do often remind myself that she's at least a few months younger than most kids, and almost a full year younger than some. But I've never felt like anyone else considers her too immature for her grade, or seems resentful of her immaturity. I think it matters that her immaturity does not tend to be disruptive, and mostly manifests as her being a bit more timid socially and more prone to tears when upset than most of her classmates.

She's in K though -- tears are not that uncommon and none of these kids, even the redshirted ones, have the social scene all figured out (though some of them like to pretend they do). I guess I feel like my kid's immaturity is viewed as age appropriate even though she's a summer kid, but if she was acting out in ways that demanded a ton of teacher time and resources, they likely would blame it on her birth date. So it might be something of a case-by-case situation.[/quote]

In k. The social scene is about the parents friendships.  They control everything.  [/quote]

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