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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Wrong, wrong, wrong. It's a decision made by competitive, nervous parents who are worried because everyone else is doing it. They don't want their child to be the youngest in the class by over a year. I have three kids in private schools and everyone else knows this. Also it helps the schools because they want an even playing field. They want to hold back kids who can't sit still and can't keep up academically. They want to tell prospective families all about their bright kindergarten students who are excelling at reading - and they want to push ahead test scores.

As for physicians - I hope you're not talking about pediatricians. Because I'm friends with several pedis, and they would never, ever get into the issues of redshirting. They say they are not qualified to make decisions like that, unless a child has serious developmental issues. In which case they would normally recommend a specialist or childhood psychologist.[/quote]

Yes, there are all sorts of psychotic parents out there who choose certain private schools, classroom assignments and teachers, sports, extracurricular activities for a host of sundry, illogical and unsound reasons.  Why should this gossip and bragging about their children's performance affect educational decisions and choices I make for my child.   Some of us simply don't care. We don't believe everything we hear from the parents of other children about their children.  And we certainly don't whip ourselves up into a cyclone trying to following the "spinning" crowd or keep up with the Jones.

Best prescription is to do what's in the best interest for your child...and not what's in the best interest of other parents and their children.  It's simple but it works.
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