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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is education a competition?  I would be less concerned that a redshirted child might edge out my child in acceptance at college, 13 years later, than an immature child might disrupt my child's education now.

Any cutoff date is by definition arbitrary.  Regardless of the date that might be set, there will always be kids who qualify for Kindergarten  who need an extra year and kids who aren't old enough to start, but are ready for it.

My child had severe speech problems requiring therapy.  We redshirted DC.  Do you consider this cheating?  Does it make a difference that the school was in the process of moving the cutoff because they felt it should be set earlier in the year?  In other words, the year DC should have entered kindergarten she was redshirted, but if DC was entering K now, the cutoff would dictate waiting another year because the school system decided kids in general should be older before starting K.

I think rather than worrying about "cheating",[b] you should do what's best for your child[/b], which as other posters have discussed, is not necessarily redshirting.  If you feel your child isn't ready for Kindergarten, then by all means hold him back.  On the other hand, if he is ready, then go ahead and start him.  Holding a child who is otherwise ready is not doing them any favors.  Only people who know your child can advise you.  There are many factors to consider, but age should be the least of these.[/quote]

Yes, the entitlement. Studies are showing pretty clearly that redshirting ends up being a disadvantage, so who is to determine whats actually "best"?[/quote]

No they don't. Honestly I do not understand where all this misinformation about "studies" comes from. It's like you people desperately wish such studies existed. [/quote]

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