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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If what that 6 year old “ earned” was accomplished by outperforming the 5 year old on tasks then no, I argue that  they didn’t earn anything. It was an unfair competition.[/quote]
So...anyone with a fall birthday is just SOL? One of my kids was born September 4th. Not redshirted, but turns 6 the first few days of K. There are kids in his class that are almost a whole year younger than him. So he is "competing" against 5 year olds. By virtue of when his parents had sex, I guess he'll just never earn anything. Sorry, junior. [/quote]
ha! My kid has an August 8th birthday. He turned six a month before starting K and is always a good 12-13 months older than the youngest in the class. This is NOT because he was redshirted, it is because when he started K we lived in a state with an August 1st cutoff so legally he had to start K at age 6. We moved to Maryland (September 1st cutoff) the summer before he started 3rd. He's in middle school now- great student, great musician, decent athlete. Gonna have to go break the news to him that being proud of his accomplishments is so immature. Anything that he's "accomplished" isn't actually an accomplishment- just unfair competition. I will explain to him that while he may think he is working hard for his great grades, saxophone performance, and skills on the tennis court, but he cannot be happy about any of this because he can only be happy about the things he has earned not gotten. And because many of the kids he's "competed" against for grades, music honors, and tennis matches are up to 13 months younger than him, he's not earned anything. Any tips on how to have this conversation and kid my kid to realize he's excelling not because he's smart or working hard but because he's older would be appreciated - thanks!![/quote]

Just do the opposite of what DCUMs socially stunted anti-redshirters recommend and you should be good to go.[/quote]

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