今天看到一篇对神童不利的文章:“美国20世纪初曾疯狂追捧神童多数结局难称完美”,说是在自由世界的神童大多难逃魔咒,注定没有好结局。这篇文章的原文发表在Smithsonian公司的艺术与文化版,题目是“20世纪被当做大众明星的神童们”(The Child Prodigies Who Became 20th-Century Celebrities)。作者为美国《消费者报告》杂志主编和《时代》、《读者文摘》等印刷与数字媒体的双栖专栏作家Greg Daugherty。
Redshirting for young children refers to the
practice of postponing entrance into kindergarten of age-eligible
children in order to allow extra time for socioemotional, intellectual,
or physical growth. This occurs most frequently where children’s
birthdays are so close to the cut-off dates that they are very likely to
be among the youngest in their kindergarten class. (Wikipedia)