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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a child with a similar birthday. It's a challenging birthday because no matter what you do, they will be on the edge of the age curve. So there's no right answer, but that also means there's no wrong answer.

My child started 1st at just turned 6 and it's been fine. However, if the school had recommended starting 1st at 7, I would have been totally fine with that. In some ways it's better to have the school tell you what they think will work best because then you don't have to guess and you can be more confident that they will provide your child with the support he needs, whether  he's among the youngest or among the oldest.[/quote]
No, it is not best for that school to make that decision. Are you crazy and a lazy parent?[/quote]

Ah, I recognize you.

Yes, it is best for the school to make that decision because they will have a far better idea of what the age range of other kids in the grade will be, as well as what will be expected of children in the grade and what skills the kids will be expected to have coming in. Especially in a private school, they are best able to make a recommendation. A parent might know their own child well, but especially coming to a school for the very first time after traveling, can't really have any idea of what the classroom environment will be like or what the other kids are like.

School is not an individualized experience. It's a group experience. It works best when kids are ready for what they will be asked to do and when they will fall within the expected range of abilities and behaviors. If you want a fully individualized education, homeschool or hire tutors. If you want school, you will need to defer to their judgment on some of these things, and your judgment comes into play in choosing the school.[/quote]

Thank you for confirming your lazy parenting. 
I bet you would medicate OPs child too if it made your life easier. [/quote]

Stay mad. It is working out so well for you.[/quote]

Stay lazy. It is working out so well for you since you are only concerned about yourself. [/quote]

You get that you're arguing with yourself here, right? [/quote]

Then who are you arguing with? [/quote]

No one, I'm not arguing. I noted in my original comment that as a parent of a child who has the same birthday (late August) that there are pluses and minuses both to sending "on time" and redshirting. We sent on time and it's been fine, we could have redshirted and that would have been fine. My recommendation is to listen to the school's recommendation because give that it can really go either way, I'd heavily weight what the school thinks you should do because it's a strong indication of what they will be best able and willing to support. Meaning that if they recommend redshirting, this is likely because they often recommend redshirting in similar circumstances and will have experience making sure kids in that position are well supported. And I might worry that going against the recommendation would result in my child being the youngest kid in a classroom with many redshirted summer birthdays, which would exacerbate any delays he might have due to homeschooling and moving around. I stand by this recommendation and no one has actually said anything in response to counter it.

The PP (who is probably you, just sockpuppeting manically) was triggered by some aspect of this, called me crazy and lazy and then accused me of wanting to forcibly medicate OP's child. This is, in a word, insane.

If you want to provide OP with some advice based on your experience or views on redshirting, I would encourage you to do so. Calling me names and accusing me of a bunch of stuff is unproductive. Yes, you are arguing with yourself. [/quote]

Thank you for the dissertation that no one will read. [/quote]

I would not take advice on education from someone who calls three paragraphs a "dissertation." [/quote]

Three paragraphs is ridiculous on this forum. If you don’t get the reason why someone would call it that, you are dumb as a box of rocks. [/quote]

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