The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast
The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast
Jennifer Gonzalez
42: Kindergarten Redshirting
30 minutes Posted Apr 24, 2016 at 3:00 am.
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Many parents opt to "redshirt" or delay their child's entrance into kindergarten. This practice is generally seen as beneficial to a child's success in school, but how does it impact their overall happiness later in life? In this episode, I interview Dr. Suzanne Jones, who studied the perceived life satisfaction of adolescent boys who were redshirted at kindergarten compared with those who could have been, but were not.