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[quote=Anonymous]I have not read the underlying study yet, but the Freakonomics summary below seems to confirm what many parents of held-back children report here -- that there are many real social and academic problems that lead parents to hold back some summer-birthday children.  What would be interesting follow-up research is to investigate the perceptions of those summer-birthday children who are held back.  Do they actually avoid the negative perceptions described in the study, or do the negative perceptions remain?  Assuming the negative perceptions are reduced, to what extent (if any) are those negative perceptions transferred to children born in other times of the year?  Does holding back even out the negative/positive perceptions to make them more "fair"?  Or does some group remain the scapegoat?

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http://www.freakonomics.com/2011/11/02/the-disadvantages-of-summer-babies/

[quote]A new report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies in the U.K. examines the big difference that a few months can make in the student achievement of young children. ... [C]hildren born in summer months generally score lower on standardized tests and are seen as “underachievers;” while children born in September and autumn months are more academically and socially successful. ... Previous research published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has shown that children born at the start of the academic year achieve better exam results, on average, than children born at the end of the academic year. ... The IFS researchers found some other startling statistics: summer babies are between 20 and 30 percentage points (2.5 – 3.5 times) more likely to be considered below average by their teachers by age 7, and are 7 percentage points (2.5 times) more likely to report being always unhappy at school. They are also 6 percentage points (twice as likely) to report bullying, perhaps because of their smaller physical size.[/quote][/quote]

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