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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Folks should probably share the income level of your neighborhood/school when weighing in on this.  Redshirting is less common among families where it's a big deal to save the money on an extra year of child care.  But OP is planning to move to Potomac so I doubt that's an issue there.[/quote]

Definitely true but even near DTSS redshirting is very common as there are plenty of middle class and UMC people who do it.[/quote]

No, its not.  And, MCPS needs to stop allowing it.  I don't know anyone who did it.  If OP has delays she needs a new preschool as they aren't meeting his needs and get him into private services.[/quote]

Baloney!  You may not know anyone that you know did it, but I’ll bet there are plenty of people you know who haven’t told you they redshirted their kids.  Do you poll the parents on their kids birthdays?  Sneak into the office and look at the records?  Do you expect that redshirting parents will declare their decision in initial introductions?  I have no idea looking at the other kids in my kids’ classes who has been redshirted and who hasn’t.  Whether or not a child had been redshirted, why they may have been redshirted, and what services they may have had, are absolutely NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

Moreover, a child may benefit from an extra year to mature, even if they’re not delayed.  Even if they have delays that require some sort of assistance, kindergarten enrollment isn’t a requirement.  The county offers screenings and services through Childfind to children starting at age 3, and has an infant and toddlers program that can assist from birth.
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/special-education/programs-services/child-find/

Not to mention, there’s a benefit to their classmates by waiting to start them when they’re better able to maintain focus, regulate their emotions, listen and follow directions, etc., which means they are leas likely to be distracting/disruptive.  Education isn’t a competition or a zero-sum game.  If a redshirted kid does better than they would have otherwise, it doesn’t mean it’s to the detriment of the on-time kids.  Because kids are all unique individuals, circumstances vary, and life is messy and complex, there is rarely a “correct” answer, let alone a universal one that can be applied to all kids based on a single point of data like their birthday.  Instead, each parent has to decide what is best for their individual child, recognizing that all options will have various pros and cons that they need to balance.  Ultimately, helping each child succeed as much as possible helps not only that child, but the classroom and thus their peers, not to mention society as a whole.

[b]Frankly, since K has transitioned from a traditional half-day play-based program to a full-day academic program, it’s really more similar to a traditional first grade, and I don’t think it’s developmentally appropriate for most 5 year olds[/b].[/quote]

Getting off topic here but oh my gosh I agree with this so much.  My kids did not have borderline birthdays so there was never a question, but kindergarten isn’t what it used to be and it’s not for the best.[/quote]

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