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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, it is cheating, but I wish more schools had the option of starting  K in January. 
Also, if the K-3 grades would separate kids into groups by age, that would take away the advantage. So if there are two K classes, one class should have the older kids, the other the younger. If you have three K classes, have an older group, a middle group, and a young group. Keep them separated until fourth grade, then regroup. That way, no advantage for older kids (or disadvantage for younger kids), which might make fewer people red shirt their kid. [/quote]

Not cheating.  The parents are obeying the law--what is cheating about that?

I didn't redshirt my kids.  Had they been on the cusp, I sure would have considered it, however.

And, believe me, it has nothing to do with intelligence.  More a social/emotional maturity issue.  Have a friend who was told by preschool teacher to redshirt her son--he was small and immature.  He was also quite intelligent and she chose not to redshirt him (very close to cutoff date--later Sept).  Very high IQ.  Never finished college.  As a teacher, I think another year would have helped him--he just was too young for the grade.  That does not mean all late Sept birthdays should be redshirted--but, some should.  His mom thought it was all about academics and sent him ahead because he "knew his letters, sounds, numbers, etc".  He just needed another year to grow, in my mind.  He needed more time to play.[/quote]

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