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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son has a June birthday, so redshirting never applied to us. However, I think the reason why someone would redshirt is obvious; being older than your classmates is a HUGE advantage. There has been study after study to show that older students do much better all throughout school. Of course, if you do better in school, you'll go to a better college. If you go to a better college, you'll get a better job, and if you get a better job, you'll be able afford a happier lifestyle.

This information actually raises the opposite question: Why is it that the vast majority of parents don't redshirt their kids when it'll give them a massive advantage? Like, seriously, I've only ever known 3 fall-born kids whose parents waited until they were almost 6 to send them to Kindergarten. [/quote]

That’s odd. Where do you live? In Virginia, the school cutoff of 9/30, so most fall-born kids cannot start kindergarten until they are almost six. September birthdays are the only “fall” birthdays really in question (and most of September is technically not fall). [/quote]

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