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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]@21:49

Clearly there are enough that people are citing their firsthand experience with it, and unless there are a lot of people in the same school or grade, it seems to be pretty pervasive.[/quote]

Absolutely. I can tell you about my child's firsthand experience as being 18 months younger than some classmates. It's very difficult. My child is in the 80th percentile for height, but most of the girls are a head taller than her. They like different music, different television shows, etc. She seems to reach their interests about six months after they do. She's less aggressive, more timid, and suddenly a bit reserved around the oldest girls.

Not one of these redshirted girls is doing well academically. One of them had to sit out half of the soccer games because she couldn't control herself and kept pushing members of her own team.

As for the redshirted boys, it seems more pronounced in the worst cases. Some of these boys will not be able to stay at the school forever, and people talk behind their parents' backs about them. No amoutnt of OT seems to help them. However, I will say that a few of the other boys are simply very very sweet and shy. They seem to be doing better as reshirts.

In short, my theory is that it upsets the natural dynamic of a class because it is overused. It's scary and intimidated to the younger kids. And one year doesn't seem to be enough to help the kids who can't control themselves and sit still. The kids who are behind academically seem to still be in the lower half of the class. It's a mess. 
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