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We based our decision not to redshirt our immature but bright summer birthday boy partly on our own academic experiences (we were smart and bored) and made the gamble that our kid would be smart as well. Turns out he is smart but was and is socially immature. I'm sure his teachers would have preferred we redshirted him. However I figure he's academically where he's supposed to be and will have an additional year of earning power before retirement, which hopefully is worth it. Hard to know what the right decision was. I think if your kid is smart and mature he will be fine now and in the long run, especially if his parents were in school as well. [/quote]

Surely, you are joking.  But, if you are not, then you are not as smart as you think you are.  He'd probably be more successful at work if he had been redshirted.  Just sayin!

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What totally baffles me is the argument that a kid should go to school despite being socially backwards, so they can earn more money? Social skills have a lot to play in terms of career success. What if he needs to take a year out and spends 5 years surfing instead of working? What if he ends up in jail? What ifs everywhere.

you should have redshirted your boy.[/quote]

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