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Reply to "This age discrepancy due to "redshirting" is ridiculous"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous I assure you, they do not want my child going directly to 1st grade if he isn't ready for that. Do all the vehement anti-red-shirters also vehemently oppose holding a child back in a later grade if that child is not ready to advance? What is the difference if I recognize the need at the outset and make the decision then? [/quote] I'm not sure I count as a vehement red-shirter, but I did start my kids (boys with summer birthdays) on time. I find it strange when parents decide, regardless of what preschool teachers, the elementary school's teachers and/or principal, and their pediatrician say. I don't think holding kids back from starting should be a unilateral decision, and similarly, I don't think parents should get to decide that their kid is ready to advance in later grades if the school says s/he's not. [/quote]
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