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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The redshirt debate is so dumb. The advantages are highly exaggerated. No one is going to think your kid is super smart because they repeated a grade. And your kid may feel self conscious and embarrassed by being older than everyone else for the rest of their time in school (not to mention being incredibly bored having to repeat a grade). [/quote]

Lol no. The only people who have a problem are people like OP who think they made a mistake or missed out. It’s all upside for redshirters.[/quote]

I’ve seen it go sideways in athletics with kids who were used to cruising by being the stars in elementary and when some of the younger kids came out ahead post puberty they struggled not being the best on the team and didn’t have the grit and work ethic to keep up and dropped altogether. I saw that even in 4/5 grade when kids started evening out. [/quote]

I haven’t. No regrets in anyone i have known.[/quote]

You haven’t reached a higher level of athletics. Both myself and my DH played D1- football and soccer and both of us are summer on time. [b]You can’t fake it at the higher levels[/b] [/quote]

This. Goes for academics too. People at the top have skills (and a work ethic) that are statistically rare. Repeating a grade isn't going to accomplish anything. [/quote]

Weird that still nobody regrets doing it. Maybe it’s not all about sports.[/quote]

So are they the most popular kid? They should be with the edge right? [/quote]

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