Redshirting: Holding kids back from kindergarten
(CBS News) Kindergarten “redshirting” is on the rise. That’s the practice of parents holding their children back from kindergarten so they can start school at age 6 – older, bigger, and more mature than their 5-year-old peers. Some research shows that redshirting will give these youngsters an edge in school, and maybe even in life. But is it fair? After all, as Morley Safer reports, boys are twice as likely to be held back as girls. Whites more than minorities. And the rich redshirt their kids more than the...
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As a child, play was always a part of my day. Whether I played with my friends at school, in the fields surrounding my house, or in my room with my sister, play was an integral component of my life. Play for me involved blocks, dolls, cars, sticks, rocks, bugs, and really anything else that I could safely get my hands on. I also remember always being on the lookout for potential items that may help me design and build my latest living-room fort. Play was always allowed and encouraged in my home. Play began once homework was finished and...
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