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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teachers look at kids and say, hey, that kid is mature and smart. They don't say, hey, that kid is 6 months older than my class average, they must just be average for their age.

This is the truth, and it's why people hold their kids back. If you don't like it, don't do it. But realize this is exactly what's happening from K-12. [/quote]

I never said anything about impressing teachers. Teachers are human just like everyone else, and therefore, do not always judge objectively. If a young student is doing poorly, it's probably true that none of their teachers will say, "That kid is much younger than my class average. They're not lazy or dumb, just younger." But that kid should be able to gain self-closure in knowing that this is the simple truth after some soul-searching. If an old student is doing poorly, they'll have no such comforting thing to tell themselves. It's also true that teachers won't say "Hey that kid is 6 months older than my class average, they must just be average for their age", but that old student who's excelling is probably going to have a hard time feeling good about themselves knowing that they're excelling, not because they're smarter, but simply because they are older.[/quote]
I think if that's how my child looked at their success or lack thereof, I'd be calling a therapist stat. That's not normal.[/quote]

You're right. That wouldn't be normal. That would be very abnormal. But it would be abnormal in a good way. Part of maturity is realizing that what you think of yourself is more much important than what others think of you. For instance, I don't envy movie stars the way I used to, because I know that I've worked harder and am way more knowledgeable than many of them. For me, knowing that is enough to make me happy, even though I'll get anywhere near the popularity they have. [/quote]

So “maturity” is redshirted kids discounting their own successes as solely attributable to being slightly older than other kids in the class? And younger kids attributing their failures solely to being slightly younger than other kids in the class?

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No. Maturity means basing your happiness on what you've earned rather than what you've gotten.[/quote]
ah, yes. you are right. because if you started school a week after turning 6 rather than a week after turning 5, it's not possible for you to have earned ANYTHING. no hard work necessary, everything is just handed to you. duh.[/quote]

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