Originally Posted by MonetFan
It's also too obvious who the redshirted kids are because they have to play league sports (also huge in my area) with their agemates, so other parents clearly see what's going on.

This made me ponder... the kids in those leagues are obviously talking on the playing field, and at some point the question has to come up for the redshirted kids: "Why are you only in nth grade?"

How many of these kids respond (internally) with, "because I'm dumb"?