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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that people have a strong reaction to being told that they are cheaters. In this case as it is within the rules I don't think its cheating. More like one more way parents use money to equalize a child's deficiencies (perceived, actual or not even considered) . The parents who do this at 4 continue it, so those of us who have several/older kids have seen this. Most probably don't really care one way or the other about redshirting, if you say your kid is behind I believe you. Many of us do get tired at watching other parents constantly trying to control and manipulate every single facet of their kids existence, redshirting is just a signal about what type of parent one is dealing with as a generality. [/quote]

Not a redshirting parent--but, you have a problem if you think this is control and manipulation.  Deciding that your four year old (or just turned five) is not ready for K is not control and manipulation, in my opinion.  It is basic common sense and good parenting.  [/quote]

Unlike strategies aimed at rigging the game in your kids favor by making them smarter, this strategy does it by putting them against people who are younger than them.  It simply moves your kid ahead of others by competing them against people from the grade below the one they are really in, developmentally speaking.[/quote]

:roll: nobody is redshirting their child solely in an effort to "compete" them against younger children.  ffs.  that says a LOT more about how you view childrearing and elementary school, than it does about the reasons people actually redshirt.

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Like their kid is shorter than the other kids? Or their kid can't sit still as long as the other kids? Or that they can't read as well as others yet and K is "now academic"? How are you getting those determinations unless you are comparing your child to the others in the class? If you say you don't do that, great, but its a huge disservice to your argument to claim that you don't care or notice what other kids do.....then base your decision for YOUR child around exactly that. [/quote]

You never had a kid you needed to consider redshirting, obviously.  Generally, [b]redshirting is considered for kids who have clear differences [/b]and will just do better with a younger cohort.  It has nothing to do with competition, but rather the environment.  Your viewpoint seems to be that kindergarten (!) is a zero-sum game.  Mine is more like the process you go through when [b]choosing between jobs: you pick the kind of environment and colleagues that suit you.[/b]  Trust me, had I decided to redshirt (which I didn't) my boy would NOT have been some kind of unfair competition for your child.  [/quote]

Clear differences? You mean like getting treatment/therapies? That's different and I would agree. I thought you meant the parents on here, talking about height and vague "immaturity" issues, not clear medical/social differences. My fault. We agree.

As to the bolded, if jobs were free and guaranteed by the Federal Government, yes, it would be like that. Most people choosing public school don't have that luxury, so can't "school/age/grade" shop like you can, which makes a difference for their kids. [/quote]

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