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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 386276" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Honestly, I think we're setting kids up for high risk for failure to begin with in many areas.</p><p></p><p>Our SD has switched to all day kindergarden. Children are expected to know how to count to at least 10 and recognize those numbers. They are expected to know their alphabet as well as recognize the letters both upper and lower case. They expect them to know shapes and colors and to be able to write their names.</p><p></p><p>Why? Because by not long after Halloween they start learning to read.</p><p></p><p>Just because a child has the :"potential" to read at age 2 doesn't mean they should be taught to read at age 2. Know what I mean?? </p><p></p><p>Darrin is no slacker in academics, which is good since the school went super fast and I know at least a third of his class could just not keep up despite having an excellent teacher. Although he was frustrated to literal tears over adding and subtracting at first. </p><p></p><p>Many SDs (ours included obviously) just assume all toddlers receive preschool education thanks to Head Start and the Yuppies of the 80's and 90's all sticking their kids into preschool by age 3. I guess all those kids who's parents make too much for Head Start yet not enough to afford private preschool are just out of luck.</p><p></p><p>And in my opinion such an academic set up doesn't allow for appropriate age maturity either. These are 5 yrs olds and some are still 4 going on 5. </p><p></p><p>easy child was more than academically ready for kindergarden by age 5 (july birthday). She'd had 2 yrs of private preschool plus practiced at home. The kid ate the stuff up....to her it was "play". But maturity wise she was not ready for kindergarden at age 5. If you so much as looked at her funny she'd burst into tears among other things that showed me she wasn't quite there yet. Thankfully though Ohio has an old law on the books that no child legally has to start school until the age of 6. They dont legally even have to attend kindergarden. They can go straight to first grade if they can meet the guidelines. So I held her out a year. She started kindergarden at age 6 and did wonderfully. Travis believe it or not was ready by 5. lol And so was Nichole. And they were the difficult children. lmao<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Each child is different. Each progress at their own rate........and I honestly think we're expecting too much out of 5 yr olds.</p><p></p><p>Darrin who is so much his mother's son it's a riot.........had a daycare worker once (at age 3) tell him a picture he colored was ugly because he scribbled. It so hurt him that he will still to this day spend for ever on a coloring page to make certain every part of it is colored in perfectly. Kids do things for the darndest reasons that in their young minds make perfect sense. He flat out refused "quiet time" in preschool for the 1st few days because he hadn't taken a nap since he was 2 yrs old and "only babies take naps" Once easy child explained it was to rest so he would have more energy to play he was all for it. lol</p><p></p><p>Given family history I'd watch but if she's given no signs other than this up until now it's probably not really a big deal. Aubrey was delayed in every single developmental milestone except fine motor, seriously delayed including speech and walking. Nichole is watching for signs of any issues but not overly worried as it seems she is now doing fine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 386276, member: 84"] Honestly, I think we're setting kids up for high risk for failure to begin with in many areas. Our SD has switched to all day kindergarden. Children are expected to know how to count to at least 10 and recognize those numbers. They are expected to know their alphabet as well as recognize the letters both upper and lower case. They expect them to know shapes and colors and to be able to write their names. Why? Because by not long after Halloween they start learning to read. Just because a child has the :"potential" to read at age 2 doesn't mean they should be taught to read at age 2. Know what I mean?? Darrin is no slacker in academics, which is good since the school went super fast and I know at least a third of his class could just not keep up despite having an excellent teacher. Although he was frustrated to literal tears over adding and subtracting at first. Many SDs (ours included obviously) just assume all toddlers receive preschool education thanks to Head Start and the Yuppies of the 80's and 90's all sticking their kids into preschool by age 3. I guess all those kids who's parents make too much for Head Start yet not enough to afford private preschool are just out of luck. And in my opinion such an academic set up doesn't allow for appropriate age maturity either. These are 5 yrs olds and some are still 4 going on 5. easy child was more than academically ready for kindergarden by age 5 (july birthday). She'd had 2 yrs of private preschool plus practiced at home. The kid ate the stuff up....to her it was "play". But maturity wise she was not ready for kindergarden at age 5. If you so much as looked at her funny she'd burst into tears among other things that showed me she wasn't quite there yet. Thankfully though Ohio has an old law on the books that no child legally has to start school until the age of 6. They dont legally even have to attend kindergarden. They can go straight to first grade if they can meet the guidelines. So I held her out a year. She started kindergarden at age 6 and did wonderfully. Travis believe it or not was ready by 5. lol And so was Nichole. And they were the difficult children. lmao:winking: Each child is different. Each progress at their own rate........and I honestly think we're expecting too much out of 5 yr olds. Darrin who is so much his mother's son it's a riot.........had a daycare worker once (at age 3) tell him a picture he colored was ugly because he scribbled. It so hurt him that he will still to this day spend for ever on a coloring page to make certain every part of it is colored in perfectly. Kids do things for the darndest reasons that in their young minds make perfect sense. He flat out refused "quiet time" in preschool for the 1st few days because he hadn't taken a nap since he was 2 yrs old and "only babies take naps" Once easy child explained it was to rest so he would have more energy to play he was all for it. lol Given family history I'd watch but if she's given no signs other than this up until now it's probably not really a big deal. Aubrey was delayed in every single developmental milestone except fine motor, seriously delayed including speech and walking. Nichole is watching for signs of any issues but not overly worried as it seems she is now doing fine. [/QUOTE]
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