Holly Korbey is a writer and mother of three sons, and her essays and stories on parenting and education can be found on FearLess Revolution, Babble, and How to Fit a Car Seat on a Camel, among others. Her fiction has been honorably mentioned in the Glimmer Train Short Fiction Contest for New Writers and the Texas Observer Short Fiction Contest. After spending 13 years in New York City, in 2007 she moved with her husband and children to Dallas, Texas, where she encountered the strange kindergarten redshirting phenomenon she wrote about in this personal essay. The response to the article was overwhelming, including invitations to be on TV's Fox and Friends, a talk with Newsweek and The Daily Beast, and hundreds of moms who continue to email, wondering if they should hold their sons back from kindergarten.
While it is one thing to be an outside observer, it is another entirely to get involved.
This blog was created to bring parents the information they need about Texas public education, to conduct a forum where parents are able to question ideas and speak their minds, and to leverage the collective voice of those who treasure the immeasurable value of a quality education.
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