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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know there are many that say you should do the early entrance but here is my story ....   My kid has an early October bday and was reading probably at 3rd grade level before K. We debated doing early entrance but did not.  He started on time when he was almost 6 and its the best decision I ever made.  Yes he was bored in elementary school but he is HS now, plenty challenged with a magnet program.  I am so grateful that he had these extra years of his childhood.  It's better for social things and sports.  Win / win.    [/quote]

Most magnet kids are NOT redshirted kids. Everyone can pick out the redshirt kids within a few weeks. It isn’t a good look. And no one ever takes your child seriously. You were either shirted for sports or shirted to “mature” and usually the latter is a character flaw, not an age issue. We have a red shirt boy in 5th grade that then repeated 1st grade. He is turning 13 in June and is always bragging about smart he is. Clueless kid.

Also all club and travel sports are by birthday, not grade level, so kid’s would never be with their peers in their own grade. So the sport issue makes no sense.  [/quote]

I also think it’s hard on the kid who is redshirted.  My 8th grader has a classmate who was redshirted.  I remember the kid was always embarrassed during the random times birthdays come up (like when the kids are lining up by birthday girl something, or with regards to sports that are done by age).

Consider what message that sends to your kid.  Essentially, the kid learns that his parent didn’t think he could hack it in K and so the parent chose to hold him back?

Do what works for you, but socially, I don’t see how being redshirted is an advantage.  If anything, I’d avoid it for that very reason.  [/quote]

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