Reply to Why don’t schools make you just through some hoops for redshirting?

Forum Index » Elementary School-Aged Kids

Reply to "Why don’t schools make you just through some hoops for redshirting? "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because the school is just don’t care.  they have no incentive to do it. Older kids are easier for them.[/quote]

This. I was going to go further and say that the schools actually prefer it. Publics can’t come right out and say that since it’s an equity issue (poor people can’t afford to keep their kids home an extra year or pay for more daycare) but privates say it all the time. At the top private in my city, they rarely allow boys who are the right age to start on time - they prefer them all older. Then they can dominate in competitions.

Kids should always be compared against others in their birth year for college entry, sports, etc.[/quote]

This doesn't really makes sense because even if you could argue that older kindergarteners are easier due to emotional maturity or, I don't know, potty training (I would guess younger kids have more accidents), if you teach in middle or high school, you know that "older" does not always translate to more mature, and also that a lot of the behavioral problems are caused by hormonal changes happening before kids are ready.

So sure, some K teachers might welcome a few 7 year olds if it means the kids can share more easily or maybe more of them start the year knowing how to read. But go talk to some 6th grade teachers about how eager they are to have a bunch of 12 year olds, turning 13, in class. No thank you!

Older is NOT always better. Age cohorts exist for a reason and people who try to "jump" the cohort for advantage screw over everyone. The reason schools don't put up a fight is because the parents most likely to abuse this loophole also tend to be really hard to deal with and will threaten to sue over... anything. But no, teachers are not excited to have a bunch of older kids in class, good lord.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics