Renegade, I think you missed the point of this post. But I think your point is if 2 kids were born on the exact same day and one kid was started later than the other in school that somehow the kid that started earlier and was a freshman would have an advantage over a kid that started school later and was in 8th grade. I can't say I agree. We started our son in school at the age of 4 and he was 13 when he started his first varsity high school football game. It is not age or grade in school. Some kids just mature quicker than others. Point is it will never be perfect, just see the humor in that no matter what system is developed someone will always wine about it.