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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DC birthday is mid-Sept and the cut off was September 1st.    We thought it was unfair to hold back a bright NT kid for a whole year because he missed the cut-off by 2 weeks.  DC took a special test to prove that he was ready to go to school instead of waiting for a year.  This is how my kid was "Greenshirted".

He thrived in school academically, in sports, socially and in various ECs. There  was no ill-effects of being early. If you are capable of handling school, I don't see why you would want to be held back. I think most kids feel bad about being the oldest. There is nothing to be proud of, for being unable to handle school at the correct age.

What message are you giving to your kid? You are too dumb to hack it at school unless you are older than your classmates?[/quote]

Like I've already said, colleges and employers don't view it the same way, and that's what matters. None of them are ever going to say, "Well, I know so-and-so is the most qualified candidate, but they're also a year older than everyone else. If they were in their age-appropriate cohort, they wouldn't be anywhere the most qualified." The reason being a top student when you're the oldest is nothing to be proud of is because it's much easier to be a top student when you're the oldest. If you're not making your kid's path to success as easy as possible, you're not doing your job as a parent.[/quote]

Well, most of the redshirted kids are not that intelligent to begin with and have behavioral problems, so I have never seen a redshirted top student.  [/quote]

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