{"id":4334,"date":"2013-12-03T20:20:57","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T03:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4334"},"modified":"2013-12-03T20:20:57","modified_gmt":"2013-12-04T03:20:57","slug":"stapleton-dad-planning-to-redshirt-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4334","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton Dad Planning to \u201cRedshirt\u201d Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"red-shirt\"<\/a>Stapleton dad Chris Ott has a three year old and a one year, and is in no hurry to ship them off to school. \u201cMy daughter (3) is a September birthday, and my son (1) is an August birthday,\u201d said Ott. \u201cSo, I plan to hold them back a year before sending them to school.\u201d Neither of the kids is behind developmentally, and in fact, the three year old is very tall. Ott simply sees no reason no push the kids forward given the advantages they can have by holding them back.\n\n\u201cI know there are some disadvantages,\u201d said Ott. \u201cMaybe their friends will start school a year earlier and they will miss out on that, and obviously, school is a lot cheaper than child care. But, I just see way too many advantages in holding them back before they start school.\u201d\nOtt says that he likes the idea of them being a year more mature, a year smarter, and being older in the class. He also mentions \u201cif you hold them back before they enter school, you will probably never have to worry about doing it while they are in school.\u201d He admits, however, that most of his reasons are for athletic purposes. \u201cI feel that not holding them back would be robbing them of an opportunity they had no choice in,\u201d said Ott. \u201cI don\u2019t want them to be young on their team in high school and wish they had another year. Being older in your class for sports carries with it a number of advantages, just read Outliers<\/a>.\u201d\nOtt admits that redshirting your kids isn\u2019t for everyone. \u201cIf you really don\u2019t care about sports, it\u2019s probably not that important. \u201cIn our household, sports are the number one priority, with school and social well-being both distant seconds.\u201d Time will tell if Ott\u2019s decision will be worthwhile. The Stapletonion plans to do a \u201cWhere Are They Now\u201d article on Ott\u2019s kids in 17 years to see how many state titles they won for Stapleton High School and if they both receive college scholarships.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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