# Thoughts on Redshirting - Kindergarten **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 25, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-redshirting-kindergarten/728885 "2015-08-25T20:44:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 12
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-redshirting-kindergarten/728885/12 "2015-08-25T23:25:18Z")
Our cutoff is September first. My son’s birthday is August 28th, so we held him - on the theory that he was a little short for his age (still is), of pretty average intelligence (still is) and that a year wouldn’t hurt. I’d do it again (although he’s going into his Junior year and sometimes I think that he’d be graduating this year and I’d be done with him in high school!). He is one of the oldest kids in his class - redshirting being uncommon here. My daughter’s birthday is September 20th, so she is one of the oldest in her class as well. I have a friend who has a master’s in remedial English - so she’s dealt with kids trying to catch up her whole career. She says she’s never seen anyone regret “redshirting” - she’s seen a lot of kids who would have benefited from not being the youngest. But me, I’d be cautious - even with the three days the fact that he is supposed to be a grade above carries a little stigma among the kids - like he wasn’t bright enough to start, or was held back. I wouldn’t do it if it were months. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-redshirting-kindergarten/728885)._