Delaying Kindergarten? Good or Bad?

          We have been reading a book called the Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell.  So far, I find the book really interesting.  I have never read something like this before.  In the first chapter, Malcolm Gladwell discusses "accumulative advantage".  Meaning that the advantage of being older than other kids in will continuously accumulate over the years.  In Gladwell's point of view, this means that starting kindergarten later than you are supposed to will allow the child to be more mature and easily cooperative.  After reading, "Delay Kindergarten at Your Child's Peril" by Sam Wang and Sandra Aamodt, I have decided that delaying kindergarten for your child is not the right choice.  I would not do this if I had children of my own.  Wang and Aamodt use the term "redshirting" in their article.  This means that parents are delaying their child's entrance into kindergarten so they could be a leg up on the other kids.  I disagree with Malcolm Gladwell and agree with Wang and Aamodt.  
          I believe starting kindergarten early will help the child in the future.  In the first 6 years of a child's life, he or she will grow tremendously and change in the developing brain.  "Brain development cannot be put on pause," Wang and Aamodt wrote.  This is true.  I would want a child to learn as much as they an in their early years of life so it wouldn't be hard int he later years.  Going into kindergarten early means that the child is learning early.  In the article, Wang and Aamodt wrote, "learning is maximized not by getting all of the answers right, but by making errors and correcting them quickly".  The earlier a child goes into kindergarten, the more time he or she has to make errors and correct them. As a sophomore, I am one of the youngest in my grade due to the cutoff date.  I am still 14 and will turn 15 on October 11.  I was born October 11, 1997.  Others in my grade have already turned 15 either as a freshman or over the summer.  When most kids find out that I am 14 turning, their instant reaction is to ask me whether I skipped a grade.  No, I haven't skipped a grade.  
          I like to think my age gives me and advantage because I will be 17 when I graduate from high school in 2015.  It's the opposite for my sister.  My sister is currently in 5th grade.  She missed the cutoff date and therefore, she is the oldest in her class.  She was born December 11, 2001.  As a result, I think that she is a little slow to learn than other kids in her class.  When she graduates from high school in 2020, she will be 18 turning 19.  In conclusion, kindergarten should not be put on hold because it is crucial for a child to start learning early.