Red shirting

Those of you who know me know that we've gone back and forth about one hundred million times on the issue of whether or not to send JM to kindergarten in the fall.  Next week our intent to return forms are due at his current school, which is forcing the issue.  As of right now, we are red-shirting JM.... and as of this week, I think we are also switching schools.  As wonderful as our school is, the schedule is killing me.  JM has pick up at 1:45 twice a week, but Noah can only go until noon.  I do carpool one day a week, but that time between 9 and noon goes by FAST.  With travel time, I feel like I spend half my morning on Mopac.  I took a tour at a school just down the road and really liked it.  They started us off in chapel and when the little children walked into their weekly chapel both singing and signing the church song "Sanctuary" they totally had me.  Our current school is so sweet and it's been amazing watching JM and Noah grow through the play-based learning, but it's not that overtly Christian and it's also far from our house.  The new one would be a 4 minute drive aaaaand even more, they have a drop off where the parent doesn't get out of the car.  What a difference that will be for this pack horse!  Deal= sealed!

For us, it's all about emotional maturity.  I think academically, JM could hang in kinder.  Our neighbors gave us some old Bob books and he is really into reading.  He is reading really well, but being a young 4 (late May), there is also a lot of wiggling going on, in general.

We'll see!  Any thoughts on red-shirting, blog readers?  As my former kindergarten teacher mom said, I don't think we'll ever regret holding him, but we may regret sending him.  I like the idea of being cautious.