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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Most people don't red-shirt. Send him on time unless he has a learning disability.  
 
 
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As a teacher, I will tell you that the Last reason you should redshirt him is a learning disability.  Maturity is the only reason I would redshirt him.[/quote]

Can you elaborate? TIA.[/quote]

[b]Maturity wise, it has been shown to even out by grade 3[/b]. No evidence points to any benefits to holding kids back when they are in the range of normal and that range is wide at age 5.

If your child is currently in pre k - are you considering putting them a year back to be with 2-3 yr olds when they are 4-5? You would be unlikely to do that - why do it with school.

I lived in an area where there is no red shirting and the cut off to start K is Dec 31st so there are many 4 year olds in K. Shocker but they all manage just fine and grow, develop and learn just like their peers. People here have very low expectations of their kids.[/quote]

Where is the evidence for the bolded sentence?  I've read the reports stating that intellectually kids even out by 3rd grade but haven't seen anything about maturity evening out by then.

I can state from my personal experience that my child would not have fit your claim.  Also, by 3rd grade your immature child has already been labeled and received a reputation as "that kid".   Unless your moving to get a fresh start, you can be sure the playdates are not going to all of the sudden be rolling in when this magical 3rd grade maturity kicks in.   The teachers have already heard about your wiggly kid and so have all the parents.

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