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[quote=Anonymous]Let me add this comment as a response to those who think holding a child back is "redshirting" for individual advantage and ask what, by god, will happen when everyone holds their child back.  I think the U.S., particularly in the past 10 years, is starting every child too early.  I think my child, in particular, is not ready for this and some children may be more receptive but I also believe that every child would benefit from being allowed to just be a kid until at least age 6 but preferably age 7.  Maybe I could force my child to sit down and listen and learn to read at age 5 but I think I would be doing him a disservice.  Being a kid and all that the concept entails is developmentally appropriate and beneficial.  You won't find a study showing that kids who are required to sit in little desks to learn to read at age 5 are doing better academically at later stages.  (In fact, you will find studies establishing the opposite.)  So, when I say that my kid is not ready, I think that is a normal, healthy thing that I should support.[/quote]

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