Anonymous
Post 08/27/2018 13:19     Subject: What % of the class was held back/red-shirted?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Quite honestly redshirting is the obsession of a few DCUM moms who I am convinced need massive amounts of anxiety treatment. Their fixation is weird. Nobody sane has a spreadsheet of all the kids birthdays that they track, and if they do, you need to stay away from that person because God knows what else they do.

My kids are neither the youngest or oldest. They are good friends with redshirted and young for grade kids. The bullies in the class have been bullies regardless of age (despite what the weirdo obsessives here will tell you). I have teens now and believe me, this issue is such a tempest in a teapot. Normal, reasonable people know this. But they are not on DCUM.

You need to talk to the school. You are not going to get reasonable advance on DCUM. Frankly you ought to think carefully about why you would believe the school over DCUM.


This issue doesn’t affect you since it sounds like your kids are in the middle age-wise. For parents of kids right on the line it’s an issue and we have to decide whether it’s better for our child to be the oldest or the youngest and the redshirting norms at a school can affect that decision. Of course a school can provide better information but a site like this can be useful for aggregating general information about schools. I wouldn’t care either if my child’s birthday were anywhere near the middle.


Nope, sorry, this really isn't an important issue regardless of where your kid is in the class. There are far, far more significant issues your kids will encounter with respect to relative kids in the class. But go ahead and keep obsessing if you want to.


Your recent posts sound incredibly defensive. I wonder why....
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2018 13:16     Subject: What % of the class was held back/red-shirted?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Quite honestly redshirting is the obsession of a few DCUM moms who I am convinced need massive amounts of anxiety treatment. Their fixation is weird. Nobody sane has a spreadsheet of all the kids birthdays that they track, and if they do, you need to stay away from that person because God knows what else they do.

My kids are neither the youngest or oldest. They are good friends with redshirted and young for grade kids. The bullies in the class have been bullies regardless of age (despite what the weirdo obsessives here will tell you). I have teens now and believe me, this issue is such a tempest in a teapot. Normal, reasonable people know this. But they are not on DCUM.

You need to talk to the school. You are not going to get reasonable advance on DCUM. Frankly you ought to think carefully about why you would believe the school over DCUM.


This issue doesn’t affect you since it sounds like your kids are in the middle age-wise. For parents of kids right on the line it’s an issue and we have to decide whether it’s better for our child to be the oldest or the youngest and the redshirting norms at a school can affect that decision. Of course a school can provide better information but a site like this can be useful for aggregating general information about schools. I wouldn’t care either if my child’s birthday were anywhere near the middle.


Nope, sorry, this really isn't an important issue regardless of where your kid is in the class. There are far, far more significant issues your kids will encounter with respect to relative kids in the class. But go ahead and keep obsessing if you want to.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2018 13:15     Subject: What % of the class was held back/red-shirted?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If everyone just sent their child when they are supposed to then we wouldn't end up with such a disparity in age gaps.


yep


If it’s such a problem you can send your kids to public schools where it’s much less prevalent.

Anonymous
Post 08/27/2018 13:12     Subject: What % of the class was held back/red-shirted?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Quite honestly redshirting is the obsession of a few DCUM moms who I am convinced need massive amounts of anxiety treatment. Their fixation is weird. Nobody sane has a spreadsheet of all the kids birthdays that they track, and if they do, you need to stay away from that person because God knows what else they do.

My kids are neither the youngest or oldest. They are good friends with redshirted and young for grade kids. The bullies in the class have been bullies regardless of age (despite what the weirdo obsessives here will tell you). I have teens now and believe me, this issue is such a tempest in a teapot. Normal, reasonable people know this. But they are not on DCUM.

You need to talk to the school. You are not going to get reasonable advance on DCUM. Frankly you ought to think carefully about why you would believe the school over DCUM.


+1 Excellent post. Starting school "on time" means different things to different people, without regard to arbitrary calendar dates chosen by school systems to accommodate their fiscal budgets, and parents need to make the best choices they can for their children.


What's it called when a kid does a private preschool at age 3, age 4, and age 5, and then goes to a DC private lower school for September K at age 6?

What's it called when a kid does a private preschool at age 3, age 4, and then goes to a DC private lower school for September K at age 5?


Er, the first is called red-shirting, the latter is on-time.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2018 12:58     Subject: What % of the class was held back/red-shirted?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Quite honestly redshirting is the obsession of a few DCUM moms who I am convinced need massive amounts of anxiety treatment. Their fixation is weird. Nobody sane has a spreadsheet of all the kids birthdays that they track, and if they do, you need to stay away from that person because God knows what else they do.

My kids are neither the youngest or oldest. They are good friends with redshirted and young for grade kids. The bullies in the class have been bullies regardless of age (despite what the weirdo obsessives here will tell you). I have teens now and believe me, this issue is such a tempest in a teapot. Normal, reasonable people know this. But they are not on DCUM.

You need to talk to the school. You are not going to get reasonable advance on DCUM. Frankly you ought to think carefully about why you would believe the school over DCUM.


+1 Excellent post. Starting school "on time" means different things to different people, without regard to arbitrary calendar dates chosen by school systems to accommodate their fiscal budgets, and parents need to make the best choices they can for their children.


What's it called when a kid does a private preschool at age 3, age 4, and age 5, and then goes to a DC private lower school for September K at age 6?

What's it called when a kid does a private preschool at age 3, age 4, and then goes to a DC private lower school for September K at age 5?
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2018 12:55     Subject: What % of the class was held back/red-shirted?
Anonymous wrote:If everyone just sent their child when they are supposed to then we wouldn't end up with such a disparity in age gaps.


yep
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2018 12:49     Subject: Re:What % of the class was held back/red-shirted?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Please post the name of the school! I’m thinking of starting my October child in K at 4 and it would be really helpful to know how many kids are redshirted at different schools making her super young. Thanks!


No elementary school will let you start a 4 year old in Kindergarten.


My son started at 4. Turned 5 in late September.


Your son did not start at a DC private.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2018 12:47     Subject: What % of the class was held back/red-shirted?
If everyone just sent their child when they are supposed to then we wouldn't end up with such a disparity in age gaps.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2018 12:45     Subject: Re:What % of the class was held back/red-shirted?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Please post the name of the school! I’m thinking of starting my October child in K at 4 and it would be really helpful to know how many kids are redshirted at different schools making her super young. Thanks!


No elementary school will let you start a 4 year old in Kindergarten.


My son started at 4. Turned 5 in late September.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2018 12:44     Subject: Re:What % of the class was held back/red-shirted?
LOL, well looks like my mental statistics could prove useful to some given that there are now 2 new posts on the topic today. JK. I don’t know what to tell you. I know I have a high IQ, good memory and a lot of open browsers in my head at one time - it’s just the way my brain works and redshirting is a personal topic of interest. We get invited to a lot of birthday parties, and we are friendly people and try to go when can. And I’m mature enough and confident enough that I don’t care what anyone thinks of it.

But to the OP here I’m sure no one can tell you except the schools you are looking at.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2018 12:44     Subject: What % of the class was held back/red-shirted?
Anonymous wrote:Quite honestly redshirting is the obsession of a few DCUM moms who I am convinced need massive amounts of anxiety treatment. Their fixation is weird. Nobody sane has a spreadsheet of all the kids birthdays that they track, and if they do, you need to stay away from that person because God knows what else they do.

My kids are neither the youngest or oldest. They are good friends with redshirted and young for grade kids. The bullies in the class have been bullies regardless of age (despite what the weirdo obsessives here will tell you). I have teens now and believe me, this issue is such a tempest in a teapot. Normal, reasonable people know this. But they are not on DCUM.

You need to talk to the school. You are not going to get reasonable advance on DCUM. Frankly you ought to think carefully about why you would believe the school over DCUM.


+1 Excellent post. Starting school "on time" means different things to different people, without regard to arbitrary calendar dates chosen by school systems to accommodate their fiscal budgets, and parents need to make the best choices they can for their children.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2018 12:43     Subject: What % of the class was held back/red-shirted?
Anonymous wrote:Quite honestly redshirting is the obsession of a few DCUM moms who I am convinced need massive amounts of anxiety treatment. Their fixation is weird. Nobody sane has a spreadsheet of all the kids birthdays that they track, and if they do, you need to stay away from that person because God knows what else they do.

My kids are neither the youngest or oldest. They are good friends with redshirted and young for grade kids. The bullies in the class have been bullies regardless of age (despite what the weirdo obsessives here will tell you). I have teens now and believe me, this issue is such a tempest in a teapot. Normal, reasonable people know this. But they are not on DCUM.

You need to talk to the school. You are not going to get reasonable advance on DCUM. Frankly you ought to think carefully about why you would believe the school over DCUM.


This issue doesn’t affect you since it sounds like your kids are in the middle age-wise. For parents of kids right on the line it’s an issue and we have to decide whether it’s better for our child to be the oldest or the youngest and the redshirting norms at a school can affect that decision. Of course a school can provide better information but a site like this can be useful for aggregating general information about schools. I wouldn’t care either if my child’s birthday were anywhere near the middle.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2018 12:32     Subject: What % of the class was held back/red-shirted?
Quite honestly redshirting is the obsession of a few DCUM moms who I am convinced need massive amounts of anxiety treatment. Their fixation is weird. Nobody sane has a spreadsheet of all the kids birthdays that they track, and if they do, you need to stay away from that person because God knows what else they do.

My kids are neither the youngest or oldest. They are good friends with redshirted and young for grade kids. The bullies in the class have been bullies regardless of age (despite what the weirdo obsessives here will tell you). I have teens now and believe me, this issue is such a tempest in a teapot. Normal, reasonable people know this. But they are not on DCUM.

You need to talk to the school. You are not going to get reasonable advance on DCUM. Frankly you ought to think carefully about why you would believe the school over DCUM.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2018 12:19     Subject: What % of the class was held back/red-shirted?
Anonymous wrote:One boy with a late Spring birthday started pk at 4
One boy with a late summer birthday, ie right before the 9/1 cut off, started pk at 5. Spring boy very tall for his age and is doing well in school summer boy average height but emotionally a bit young and is also doing very well in school. People should not be concerned about the age of other kids in the class. As long as your child is learning and thriving, what business is it of anyone how old another child is?


thriving. key question when you are the youngest in early lower school, tween years, and teen years.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2018 12:18     Subject: What % of the class was held back/red-shirted?
opps meant 2013 summer bdays.
thus Feb 2012-aug 2013 kids may be starting K now if redshirting of spring and summer kids is prevalent.

will have some issue with my july 2015 kid.