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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a friend who redshirted her boys. Of course now she complains that they are bored at school. [/quote]

Thanks because schools have unreasonable demands on young boys behavior and maturity, but refused to provide academic content. [/quote]

[b]They don't have unreasonable demands on young boys behavior[/b]--any more than they do for young girls.  Some Malcolm Gladwell devotee parents look for any excuse to redshirt, and then humblebrag that the school isn't challenging there kid who is 18 months older than their peers, which is a huge chunk of a kid's life when they're in the early elementary school years.  [/quote]

You have no knowledge of child development if you believe this.[/quote]

The demands on five year olds is age appropriate.  The problem is preschools and parents are not preparing them with the current preschool models.  [/quote]

Having taught K (in MCPS) and holding a master’s in Early Childhood Education, I vehemently disagree. 
Also, MCPS does currently assign kids to k-2 based on age at registration. This has been the policy for a long time. So a 6 year old being registered would likely go into 1st not K. [/quote]

That is incorrect. Per state law, parents can request, and MCPS must automatically approve, an exemption from starting K on time. This is called a “leve of maturity waiver.”

MCPS cannot change this without changing state last.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/maryland/COMAR-13A-08-01-02-2[/quote]

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