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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to think it was about parents wanting to give their own kid a benefit over other kids, but now I think it is more about parents doing the only thing they can do (red shirt their kid) in response to a changes to education that have made kindergarten much more academic and therefore increasing the number of children who are simply not ready. [/quote]

I think sometimes it is this (not always) but also it has the effect of making that problem even worse. As more families redshirt to get around unrealistic maturity expectations for kindergarteners, you wind up with more older kids in K, and this just reinforced the expectation that all kids in K should be fine spending all day doing worksheets at desks.

If you are going to fight for something, fight for age appropriate K that actually meets the needs of 5 yr olds. A district like DCPS is more likely to be responsive to that argument because it serves all kids, not just those from well off families.[/quote]

This. Fight for a curriculum that helps all students, not a carve-out for your kid if you're truly worried about it.[/quote]

But realistically it’s really hard for parents to lobby for changes to education (esp something like this which is a nationwide trend). I say this as someone who did try to lobby for other changes at my kids charter school. It is much easier to just do what is best for your kid.[/quote]

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