tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409300836233267154.post7318613832818637410..comments2023-05-05T08:41:16.345-04:00Comments on The Jersey Girl: Red-shirting kindergarteners?Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11881486949922356013noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409300836233267154.post-76273895949843414142010-09-16T20:34:43.615-04:002010-09-16T20:34:43.615-04:00That's the thing I was wondering! If parents ...That's the thing I was wondering! If parents are keeping their kids from entering kindergarten until they are six, and it's been the trend for many years now, what's to stop one set of parents from thinking, "Hey, I can give my kid even more of an advantage and hold them until they're seven."<br /><br />And, yes, I would much rather he work harder and get Bs and Cs than coast through with straight As. Or even coast through with Bs and Cs.Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11881486949922356013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409300836233267154.post-55885590490430947152010-09-14T01:23:17.733-04:002010-09-14T01:23:17.733-04:00As a September baby myself, I officially approve o...As a September baby myself, I officially approve of your decision to send him to kindergarten at age 4 years 11 months. That's when I started, and I like to think I turned out fine. ;) I would've been so bored otherwise! and you don't want him to be bored. As I'm sure you've witnessed, kids who are advanced and bored can have just as many behavior problems as kids who are behind and struggling. In NYC, and in Stamford (where I was in school until nearly the end of 4th grade), you don't have to be 5 until Dec. 31st -- much more reasonable, IMHO. The whole red-shirting thing is getting ridiculous. If everyone keeps doing it and taking it to the extreme, eventually we'll have a bunch of 8-year-old kindergardenders!Her Artichoke Hearthttp://HerArtichokeHeart.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409300836233267154.post-77141260342937315452010-09-10T21:13:10.772-04:002010-09-10T21:13:10.772-04:00I hear you on this entry -- it starts BEFORE a wom...I hear you on this entry -- it starts BEFORE a woman is even pregnant. "So...are you thinking about having kids?" "Are you trying yet?", "You don't want to wait too long, you know." "You should read this book on fertility" From family, friends -- I even had to stop going to a nail salon, they were asking so many personal questions!Alicenoreply@blogger.com