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Reply to "Genuinely don't get why redshirting in K is allowed"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The reason I dislike the redshirting trend is that it adds to the achievement gap. Low-income parents are never going to just choose to pay for another year of child care to give their kids "the gift of time." So it's even harder for young 5-year-olds from poor homes to compete with affluent 6-year-olds who have had enrichment activities, highly involved parents, etc. [/quote] Hmm it's almost like what you're saying is that there should be a year or so of publicly available school *before* formal schooling starts- so that everyone starts on the same page...there must be a German word for that ;-). And my serious point to counter your obviously well meaning point is that closing the achievement gap shouldn't amount to keeping the rich kids from achieving their potential. (My problem is with the earlier academics, not the redshirting per se). [/quote]
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