The age of the child does not matter in this case, it is the amount of work they put in to achieve their goals and do good in their education. Missing a year could jeopardize the student’s success in the future or even in the present. The dangers of redshirting include missing an important year of preparation in the classroom to be set for scholastic success and not gaining the proper development provided by older classmates. Redshirting should not be permitted in the American education system because the classroom is the best foundation to get prepared for educational achievement, and it allows the children to mature with their older classmates. So, even if a child is going to be younger than his classmates, parents should not hold their child back because the benefits of sending them on time are greater than redshirting. In the long run, sending kids to school on time promotes better chances at being successful in the future and also in the