"Red-Shirting" Kindergarten Students Is the Act of "Holding Back" a Student

question 14

Multiple Choice

"Red-shirting" kindergarten students is the act of "holding back" a student an extra year before beginning school. One goal of this parenting choice is to take advantage of pubertal growth in adolescence. There is one case in which this is viewed as particularly beneficial in the United States: Being the _____________ in the class gives a height and weight advantage in sports.

• A) oldest boy
• B) oldest girl
• C) youngest boy
• D) youngest girl

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