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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you have a normal, bright child, then redshirting seems crazy. They're going to be bored repeating the same grade, they should be with children at similar maturity levels and you're going to give the kid an inferiority complex. They're going to wonder why they were held back when kids who are the same age moved ahead. [/quote]

If you have a bright child, school will be a bore for them and they will not be learning anything new anyhow.  It’s meant to teach to the bottom half of the class.  If you already have a 99th percentile kid, it won’t matter whether you redshirt or not. They won’t be learning at school, and probably know all the material for the next grade up as well.  So you do what any good parent would do, put the in the grade they most align socially and maturity wise and you take care of their education needs outside of school. [/quote]

If I had a very bright kid who was bored with school, why would I increase the number of years before they can get to college?[/quote]

They can actually go to college while in high school and your districts pays for the classes. Work smarter. [/quote]

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