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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's some formal research on this topic.

http://www.econ.wisc.edu/workshop/ELApril4.pdf

p. 32 appears to conclude that trend of advancing age in K increases academic performance by grade, but when controlled for age, decreases it by age, throughout k-12 schooling.  Suggests that's a bad result.

Hmmm.[/quote]

I agree and additionally, take a look at this: http://www.greatschools.org/students/4165-redshirting-kindergarten.gs?page=2.

Anti-redshirter[/quote]

People are just lazy. Redshirting is their way of making up for it. Teachers and schools are not trained to deal with high-activity, high-ability people; so, they dumb them down and make them sit. Newsflash people - being quiet and inactive in a class does not necessarily equate to being able to learn. My child reads books, adds and subtracts, multiplies, and is extremely interested in learning more about everything. He is busy as hell, and won't sit for long periods of time; like me. He is not pushed. He asks for information. He just turned 5. He will go to first grade, not K. He finished K last year. There is no reason to redshirt him because he asks a lot of questions and likes to move around. Hell, I don't just sit at my desk all day either. I even get up and take breaks during boring meetings. My high level of activity and boredom helped me move to the top  of the org chart in corporate America, while I earned my Phd. If I was able to sit still too long, I would not get bored, would not be interested in things, and would not question everything.

Teach your child to think critically and he will be better off. Learn to question things, people. Stop being followers. Relying on your nanny who speaks another language is probably why your child is not prepared for school and needs to be redshirted.

Wake up and raise your expectations. Schools need to learn new and innovative ways of teaching young kids. The old system is outdated. Get with it people. Japan gets it, we don't.

Just a thought!![/quote]

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