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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know some people refuse to believe it, but the older kids end up doing better in school. [b]It's not surprising that people who can swing redshirting do it.[/b]

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/18/544483397/oldest-kids-in-class-do-better-even-through-college

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The bold is not true. That's the entire point of this question. Your first sentence is true, and the link is certainly true, but despite how much sense it makes for families who can afford to redshirt to do so, the bold is false. These comments only keep mystifying me.[/quote]

The only reason I've heard in here for people who don't redshirt is because they think their kid is ready. That's it. Or, maybe they don't want to admit that finances were the reason. But, in those specific cases maybe that's the right call, but if there is a gap between the youngest and the oldest then maybe some parents don't understand what kindergarten readiness really is and aren't making the right decision. How else do you explain the gap discussed in the link?

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