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What age to start kindergarten
"Ericka Kammerer" wrote in message ... Naomi Pardue wrote: I'd be worried honestly about sending a child to kindergarten cold. He's not been in any kind of toddler or preschool playgroup or anything at all? Oh come on... a generation or two ago it was routine for kids to start K without having gone to preschool! But kindergarten isn't anything like what it was a generation or two ago. Best wishes, Ericka Amen to that. I am constantly amazed by what DS is learning in kindergarten! -- JennL DS 06/26/98 1 tiny angel 11/03 EDD December 4 2004 aka CatnipSlayer @ livin-it-up.net -- Leader of the Cult of Worshippers of BiPolar Long-Haired Sexy Anime Guys with Swords |
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What age to start kindergarten
Oh come on... a generation or two ago it was routine for kids to start K
without having gone to preschool! Naomi Apparently I made the world's most almighty fuss about kindergarten, even though I *had* been to preschool (which was rare then), I *was* one of the oldest in the class, it was only a half day class and not remarkable for academic content, etc. Oh, and I was a girl (girls are supposedly more mature, yada yada). You really Just Never Know. I settled down eventually, and actually it was the only year of elementary school I really liked. --Helen |
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What age to start kindergarten
"Dave Leason" wrote in message ...
In the UK, children tend to start pre school at age 3, if parents dont want them to start pre school, then 'reception' starts at age 4 which is full time school! we probably start our children far too young in the UK, im dreading the thought of my daughter starting, but it is the law. The law in the UK says you must provide your child with an education which can be either at school or at home. As long as you are providing the curriculum at home your child doesn't have to go to school. Lindsay |
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What age to start kindergarten
Ericka Kammerer wrote in message ...
Naomi Pardue wrote: I'd be worried honestly about sending a child to kindergarten cold. He's not been in any kind of toddler or preschool playgroup or anything at all? Oh come on... a generation or two ago it was routine for kids to start K without having gone to preschool! But kindergarten isn't anything like what it was a generation or two ago. True,but the main difference is in the level of academics. The social stuff is pretty much the same, and that is where a child who had never been to preschool would be most likely to differ from a child who had. (A child doesn't need to go to preschool to get basic pre-k academics, and going to preschool doesn't guarantee that the child WOULD get them. (Preschools vary widely in the amount of stress they place on academics.) Naomi |
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What age to start kindergarten
Naomi wrote:
Ericka Kammerer wrote in message ... But kindergarten isn't anything like what it was a generation or two ago. True,but the main difference is in the level of academics. The social stuff is pretty much the same, and that is where a child who had never been to preschool would be most likely to differ from a child who had. (A child doesn't need to go to preschool to get basic pre-k academics, and going to preschool doesn't guarantee that the child WOULD get them. (Preschools vary widely in the amount of stress they place on academics.) I really don't think that's true. I think when you up the ante on the academics, that fundamentally changes the social situation. You're asking the kids to sit for longer, concentrate for longer, keep quite for longer, etc. I think the social expectations are *quite* different from what they were, primarily as a result of the increased academics. Best wishes, Ericka |
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