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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Are girls all doomed to be in the lowest reading groups because the boys are a full year older?

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Mother of girls here.  No matter  how long you hold your white male sons back, they won't outread girls in my experience.  Perhaps a conversation about any "math gap" might be in order, however.

Isn't the latest research indicating that it's boys who are at a disadvantage in a classroom that tends to punish typical "boy" behaviors, while "girl" behaviors are rewarded?  Isn't redshirting often about giving boys a chance to learn better self-discipline - sitting still, being quiet, being less physical, working cooperatively, etc. etc.?

Anecdotally, I have watched my girls side-by-side with little boys for ten years and the differences in social skills and need for physical activity are quite pronounced.  I don't really want my not-yet-five year old in a K class with your enormous 6 year old boy, but I can't say I blame the parents of boys for wanting to give them a chance to mature a bit before enrolling them in the ridiculously competitive modern Kindergarten class.   
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