tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181913833456702534.post5202281689258813691..comments2023-05-07T06:14:19.766-07:00Comments on The Adventures of the Headless Family: The Kindergarten Question- Part 3I can't find my bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613321200230079978noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181913833456702534.post-56756698555346731912008-06-06T03:28:00.000-07:002008-06-06T03:28:00.000-07:00I thought you might want to here from a "been ther...I thought you might want to here from a "been there, done that" parent. My youngest son (now aged 32) was a December birthday when Jan1 was the cut off. He is gifted and was reading at three so we put him in school at 4. The teacher loved him. He was bright and interesting and fun to talk to, but he didn't fit. She asked us to take him out and try again the next year. It was a better fit and then we took him home for 6 years to home school him. His sister who was 13 months younger started school a year early (Feb birthday) in the same kindergarten class as her brother and went through school with him. She also thrived. As adults they are both well adjusted and happy adults. One is a teacher and one a computer programmer. I felt like we made the best choices for our children.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597944446324222665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181913833456702534.post-20694302743300444002008-06-05T13:00:00.000-07:002008-06-05T13:00:00.000-07:00In CA a parent can refuse to retain at any point. ...In CA a parent can refuse to retain at any point. The school can never force a retention.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10334957251889705326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181913833456702534.post-21628972873049597952008-06-05T08:55:00.000-07:002008-06-05T08:55:00.000-07:00Why was it optional for the parents of the kids wh...Why was it optional for the parents of the kids who aren't ready to move up? I don't get that, if they aren't prepared, why doesn't the school force the issue.<BR/><BR/>I've wondered how P will be in kindergarten since she goes to daycare, which is now clearly turning into a more preschool environment now that she is two. How will it be for her when she is moved to kindergarten and there are kids that haven't spent a single day in a preschool setting? <BR/><BR/>My friend's daughter skipped kindergarten completely (she is one of those kids that is freakishly smart and has fantastic social skills). She was tested and they warned her parents that she would be terribly bored with the curriculum. <BR/><BR/>I can see why - if the curriculum is set to the lowest common denominator, what chance did she have of being stimulated. <BR/><BR/>It seems terribly unfair to me that the parents were allowed to override the school's recommendation - but that's just my opinion.Amy in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16316203158228264871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181913833456702534.post-34729761450251449482008-06-05T08:42:00.000-07:002008-06-05T08:42:00.000-07:00Oh my goodness. I'm just shaking my head here. ...Oh my goodness. I'm just shaking my head here. I didn't realize there were so many people tossing their kids in to school so early, and for reasons that are NOT educational ones. I also did not realize that kindergarden is not the same as it was when I was little. We learned our stuff in Kindergarten...but you were 5, I want to tell you that you HAD to be 5, but I'm not positive. <BR/><BR/>A friend of mine has a 4 year old who will be going to Kindergarten this year, he does not want to go. He does not seem ready educationally to go, but she is putting him in anyway, I do think it's a mistake (for him) but it's not my place. *sigh*<BR/><BR/>I love the posts, though I'm really outta the loop! Very interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181913833456702534.post-24849440889503015382008-06-05T08:21:00.000-07:002008-06-05T08:21:00.000-07:00I think I'd have to agree, 4 is too young for kind...I think I'd have to agree, 4 is too young for kindergarten.<BR/><BR/>I think they're also asking kindergarteners to do too much as related to "academics". I don't think having simple chores around the house is bad, but it seems that expecting "critical thinking" from a 5 year old is a bit much.<BR/><BR/>Some can handle it, I'm not saying that. I'm saying that I find the hardcore schooling that's creeping into kindergarten and preschool to be, well, stupid.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07492150672261870878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181913833456702534.post-46743252341368204392008-06-05T07:24:00.000-07:002008-06-05T07:24:00.000-07:00Here, the parent can say no until second grade-the...Here, the parent can say no until second grade-the first 'mandatory retention' year.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for letting us know about NM!I can't find my bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02613321200230079978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181913833456702534.post-80265931607000307032008-06-05T06:20:00.000-07:002008-06-05T06:20:00.000-07:00In NM the teacher can recommend retention, but the...In NM the teacher can recommend retention, but the parent can say NO to that only once.Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064113501129840818noreply@blogger.com