current and former 8th grader parents

Biohelpmom
Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:02:19 +0000

There was actually an article in the New York Times about this trend last year, or maybe the year before- if you search on this forum, you will find it. Athletes have always been “red shirted,” now it seems to have spread to the rest of the private school population. Some prep schools actually require a repeat year as a condition of admission. I regret sending one of my kids off to be one of the youngest in the class. Although it all worked out in the end, an extra year of social maturity would have been better for an otherwise bright and talented student. We held the next two kids in the extended family back for a year. Best decision we ever made.