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Anonymous
| If a child can do addition and subtraction, write sentences and read chapter books prior to entering K, will most of the private schools still offer a challenging curriculum? |
Anonymous
| apply to harvard |
Anonymous
| Shouldn't you raise this with your child's school? Not sure how what other schools do is relevant... |
Anonymous
| Go to Montessori...all of the other kids are doing those things you mentioned well before K. |
Anonymous
Can they jump rope? Ride a two wheeler? Do a one handed cartwheel? Play backgammon? |
Anonymous
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@15:19 which Montessori do you recommend?
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Anonymous
| In addition to jumping rope, riding a 2-wheeler, doing one-handed cartwheels, and playing hide-n-seek, can they play well with other children? Do they have an imagination and satify their curiosity through play? |
Anonymous
| The child is completely normal and well adjusted. I'll await the serious responses. |
Anonymous
| The child is completely normal and well adjusted. I'll await the serious responses. |
Anonymous
| I would think that the Primary Day School would be a good fit. They are much more academically focused in K than, say, Green Acres School. And, yes, I know from experience. I love both schools. They just have different approaches to learning. |
Anonymous
| I am guessing that no matter which school your child attends, they will never be doing enough to meet the incredibly amazing level of giftedness your child exhibits ... I would recommend you be very careful in how you ask this type of question when touring potential schools because they might decide you have PITA written all over you. I'm not disputing your need for the answer to your question, as of course some schools will definitely challenge your child more than others, but again, proceed with caution. |
Anonymous
| I think you would have better luck having your child accelerated in public school than in private. |
Anonymous
| Yeah, try not to be the parent we all roll our eyes over at school gatherings. My kids are much older now and I can say that the children of those parents are really no different at all from the other kids now, but their parents are still annoying. |
Anonymous
Some of the responses were serious, like the one about whether your child is ready to play well with others. You gave her a snarky answer, but it was a good question. Assuming you're not just a PITA (which is still possible), I'll attempt a serious answer. Other kids can do this stuff in K - not lots, but some. One of our DCs could read chapter books by kindergarten. It will depend on your kid's particular teacher, and his/her ability to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of the various kids in the class. Some teachers are great at meeting every kid at their level, others not so much. Or, in DC's case, we sent him to public language immersion for K, which provided a challenge. |
Anonymous
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PP I appreciate your answer to my question. I raised the question b/c I don't believe my child is "gifted" I think my child enjoys learning at an accelerated pace. Why a parent is considered a PITA if they raise legitimate concern is beyond me. I posed the question b/c I assumed with all the 99% in privates (which btw my kid isn't) I would find others who would be able to shed some light on the subject. Ugh!
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