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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Above poster adding that I like the idea that he could take a gap year after high school if he wants and still enter college at 19.

In the younger grades, you do have to make sure your age appropriate son is not being compared developmentally and emotionally to the kids that are over a year older than him. [/quote]

What good is a gap year if they were not as ready or mature in high school as they should have done and the grades reflect that? The damage is done.[/quote]

Why hold a perfectly ready child back at kindergarten? If you see the child struggling at 8th, then reassess. You don’t have that option if you hold your kid back at K unless you want to have them be 2 years older than the other kids in their graduating class. My July 8th grader is doing well and I’m glad we started him on time. I don’t think any future struggles in high school would be different if he was a year older.

We didn’t consider gap year timing when he started K as we didn’t consider holding him back. But when posts like this, it crosses my mind. [/quote]

Because there are zero drawbacks to red shirting, that’s why.[/quote]

Actually there can be. My niece struggled a lot emotionally with being red shirted. I understand why her parents delayed K. She was a sweet and silly preschooler who liked to play and they didn’t want her stressed by K. But by 1st grade she was aware she was the oldest and it bothered her. She is now in HS and still complaining that she wishes she were a grade ahead. Socially she really didn’t find her people until HS when she was able to be in classes with older kids. [/quote]

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