tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181913833456702534.post1439659765916920792..comments2023-05-07T06:14:19.766-07:00Comments on The Adventures of the Headless Family: The Kindergarten Question- Part 6- The Finale, Finally!I can't find my bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613321200230079978noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181913833456702534.post-89566116009303638402008-06-20T23:49:00.000-07:002008-06-20T23:49:00.000-07:00this whole series was great! and you are right......this whole series was great! and you are right...it does totally depend on the child. when i taught kindergarten i had a student join my class in february. she was hispanic and didn't know any english. i was prepared to have to hold her back thinking the lack of english as well as starting so late would be major issues for her. i was wrong. that little girl learned english faster than anyone i have ever seen. she was a go-getter and finished kindergarten with flying colors. that just proved to me that every kid is different, and they have to be evaluated individually. <BR/><BR/>and i agree with tracey. i can't tell you how many kids came to school not even knowing their colors. kids calling black dark. red was apple. all i could contribute that to was lack of parental involvement at home.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01225456755011937217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181913833456702534.post-74217309377938256862008-06-17T19:17:00.000-07:002008-06-17T19:17:00.000-07:00I've been reading in a reader so commenting is now...I've been reading in a reader so commenting is now limited to time and motivation, but I have waited until the end of your series to comment. I have many views on this topic...<BR/>1. I started Kindergarten at 4 (in private school) and was the 2nd youngest in our graduating class. The youngest was one of our valdictorian's. That said, I don't think academically I was left in the dust, but it was HARD when everyone else got their driver's licenses, everyone else got to drink 3.2 beer and then at 21 everyone else got to legally drink for the SECOND time. That might well be why I am not much of a drinker to this day. I spent A LOT of time cleaning up after everyone else and driving everyone home!!<BR/><BR/>My son is a July bday and the cut off here is August. He is one of the young ones. We started him in school not interested in alphabets or reading, but socially he has always been way ahead of the crowd. He is also a BIG kid. Going into 4th grade he is one of the bigger kids in class. He'd be a FREAK if he were going into 3rd right now. He has one friend who is 10 (my son is still 8!) and that friend has been reading well above grade level since 1st grade. That friend is also now enjoying some freedoms I'm not ready to grant my child as of yet. Academically we are still on track, but I wonder about the driving years...goodness knows I'd rather HE be the first one with a car than some of his friends!<BR/><BR/>My daughter is an April bday, so right in the middle. I don't see much of an issue with her academics or socialization.<BR/><BR/>Great thought provoking posts Headless. I have found in our school more of an obvious problem with children who flip flop between divorced parents. I can imagine the schedules and the different rules and structure reap havoc on the academics and the behavioral aspect of academia. All the more reason for divorcees to be on the same page where the kiddos are concerned.<BR/><BR/>bravo headless!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181913833456702534.post-52187850802458492452008-06-17T07:52:00.000-07:002008-06-17T07:52:00.000-07:00Thanks, Tracey.Thanks, Tracey.I can't find my bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02613321200230079978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181913833456702534.post-61074372700122548902008-06-17T06:05:00.000-07:002008-06-17T06:05:00.000-07:00Great series!!! I am an elementary school teacher ...Great series!!! I am an elementary school teacher (year round school) and so many kids come to school not knowing their numbers, letters, mom and dad's REAL names, address etc....COME ON PARENTS WE NEED YOUR HELP!!Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064113501129840818noreply@blogger.com