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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Depending on the school, you won’t have much of a choice. Many of them redshirt kids back to may for K entry. [/quote]

So how is this decided? My June boy was not redshirted by the school, but my friend's son was. They are 1 year apart and in the same class. Watching the class engage, I feel like my son is too young for K. He's that one kid who doesn't sit still, doesn't listen the first time, is constantly disturbing other children, making poor choices, etc. Hopefully behaviors really do level out as they age.[/quote]

He’s a year younger.  These are not his true peers.  Maybe his last preschool did not prepare him, especially if it was play based.  [/quote]

His entire class isn't one year older. I just know of this one child in particular because I know his mother outside of school. His last wasn't play- based, but it doesn't seem like he was prepared at all which is why I'm so curious how it's decided whether to redshirt or not. For the record, I know my friend had zero plans to redshirt until the school pretty much said you can redshirt or be rejected, choice is yours.[/quote]

I'd rather be rejected as it's not the right school fit to hold back a child based on its easier for the school vs. putting the time into the child to help them be successful.  [/quote]

Spending an extra year raising them is literally putting in the time.[/quote]

That's not really how it works.  And, if you put the time in early on you probably would not have needed to hold them back.  At 18, senior year, anyone who has checked out, isn't going to put effort in when kids are 18/senior year.  Be real.[/quote]

Redshirting younger kids in a grade is not a matter of putting in the time or not. It’s a matter of them being, at best, 10-12 months developmentally behind their classmates, and at worst, 12-16 months younger than the outliers in the grade who redshirted before them- and choosing for them to be at the front side of that picture instead of the back.[/quote]

The issue is parents and "educators" having unrealistic expectations for kids.  If a younger child is reading by K, they are clearly more ready to go than a child who doesn't start reading till 6 or 7.   And, yes, parenting/preschool play a huge part in preparing kids.    Kids who are younger should not be at the same place developmentally and a good educator should understand that and support all the kids where they are at.

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