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Reply to "Oldest kids in class do better, even through college - NPR"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most "summer birthday boys"? Summer birthdays range from part of June through part of September. Who would redshirt a June or July kid?[/quote] Private school families commonly red shirt kids born as early as May.[/quote] My private school had an incredibly strict cut off - Sept. 1st. There was a girl in my class born on September 2nd whose parents wanted her in the grade ahead, but she couldn't, well, because rules are rules. My birthday's 9/20, so was relatively old for my class, but I never felt out of place. There were tons of other September and October birthdays and my mom loved having me around for "another" year, too. Being older definitely served me well athletically and academically, and I never felt un-challenged. Why don't more privates stick with a strict cut-off? "Redshirting" seems rampant, at least according to this thread.javascript:void(0);[/quote]
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