42: Kindergarten Redshirting
42: Kindergarten Redshirting  
Podcast: The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast
Published On: Sun Apr 24 2016
Description: 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.