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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who are you people so hung up on this? I have a first grader and have no clue when her classmates’ birthdays are or their exact age, nor do I care.  Same thing in kinder.  Just mind your own business and focus on your own child and family[/quote]

Only the crazy people are hung up on it. I have a young spring birthday kid and I can’t imagine thinking the way some of these anti-redshirters do. I don’t view kindergarten as some sort of educational Thunderdome the way the anti-redshirters do. [/quote]

Apparently, you do view kindergarten as some sort of educational thunderdome as well as the redshirters. Otherwise, there would be no redshirters. [/quote]

NP. Nope. I redshirted my child because I wanted him to be in the best position to learn. Not to win at kindergarten. You seem to be against redshirting because you feel like it puts your little darling at  a competitive disadvantage. You definitely win the Thunderdome prize.

Learning is not a finite resource. That’s why the schools give you the flexibility to start your kid when you feel they are most ready to learn, because the end goal is not to win - it’s for them to absorb the curriculum and learn. [/quote]

That’s fine with me as long as school sports and academic contests and grading are age based. You should be fine with that, right? Since you don’t care about your Larlo ever beating anyone at anything, he’s just there to learn?[/quote]

AHAHAHA it IS you. Hi, Natural Law Lady! I think last time you suggested that redshirted kids should not be allowed to run for school government positions. Possibly they should wear an R on their foreheads.

For what it’s worth, I don’t care about sports (I also don’t know a lot about sports, but I’m told that many of them are in fact segregated by age so sure why not), and I’m not sure what kind of competitive academic competitions you’re thinking of. Academic Decathlon? That’s a team competition. Like.. spelling bees? Please tender a list of activities you want to ban redshirted kids from. [/quote]

Are you feeling ok?  Would you like us to recommend a therapist for you?

How do you think a child would feel if they are in 5th grade, while the rest of the team is in 6th and they are actually older than some of the kids in 6th?[/quote]

Uh, the PP you are responding to is clearly not the person who desperately needs a therapist here. Maybe do a little self-reflection?[/quote]

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