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No mention of the fact that teachers should not be diagnosing anything. Meredith Viera did mention that some kids might be acting out in school because the academics weren't challenging enough, but then the expert said that what the teachers say is true: "the academics might be right, but the youngest kid in the class will always be the last kid on the bus, both literally and figuratively." The whole segment just made me so frustrated that these myths are so prevalent and that the solution offerred up is redshirting!

I became convinced that if they screw up reporting on a topic I know something about, then they must be lying to me about much of everything else.

I'll bet you'd never guess my (5'11") daughter was the youngest in her grade, even at 5 4 back in kinder, .

I gave up watching TV. I became convinced that if they screw up reporting on a topic I know something about, then they must be lying to me about much of everything else. I know lying is a harsh word, but its easy to think that when you are deceived.