At what age did your child start kumon?

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I didn't start my kid until 6 and he ended up not getting into TJ OR any halfway decent private school. He also ended up at a state school and eats at Applebee's!!! Don't let that be your kid, OP. Start him now.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I too signed my kids up for club sports at an early age and drove them over the county to their practices and games. None of them made the Olympic teams or even the Pros! Go figure.

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Anonymous wrote:This area is insane. Let your little kids be kids, for God's sake. This is pathetic.

+10000 It's K. It will be fine. You only get to be a little kid once.

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Anonymous wrote:DC is 3 and starting at a play-based preschool in the fall. To those of you doing Kumon before Kinder, are you going public or private? Has there been any indication/suggestion that your child would be otherwise underprepared for Kinder? I'll admit I'm pretty shocked that this is so popular before K.

I was the poster who sent my kid to Kumon a year before kinder because he was at a play-based preschool. I wasn't worried he would be underprepared for Kinder because I knew he was going to public school where they take everyone no matter what level. My goals were not necessarily that he would learn to read. I wanted: 1) for him to sit at a table and work independently for 10 to 15 minutes on a paper and pencil task at home five days a week; 2) learn to form the letters correctly (top to bottom, proper height, etc.); 3) sit at a table with two to four other kids and be able to stay seated in a chair, listen to a teacher, and do his work without getting distracted or distracting others two days a week.

I spent a total of 1500 dollars getting him ready for kinder (125 dollars a month for 12 months). As an added bonus he did learn to read simple sentences. He was well prepared and really enjoyed his kindergarten year.

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Anonymous wrote:This area is insane. Let your little kids be kids, for God's sake. This is pathetic.

+10000 It's K. It will be fine. You only get to be a little kid once.

+1

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Why does it always have to be TJ or bust. Play based or hagwon. Some kids, esp those with older siblings who have to do homework, actually enjoy the discipline of sitting down for 15 mins a day and focusing - whether it is on play doh or writing.
My kids dig in the dirt, blow bubbles, paint and build with blocks all day. They cut up my amazon delivery boxes and make believe. They also do 15 mins of Kumon wkbks at home. Balance people

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Go for it. If your pre-K enjoys Kumon, go for it. Don't listen to these jumpy jealous jerks. One key does not fit all locks.

[Anonymous]

Never and I have never heard of anyone else doing this before K. The work in K is pretty easy, why bother and then have your kid bored.

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Never and I have never heard of anyone else doing this before K. The work in K is pretty easy, why bother and then have your kid bored.

You have never heard of this? Hmm, are you an authority on this matter? Not only have I heard of this I have witnessed lots of pre-K children doing Kumon Math and Reading for years. I guess you are no authority after all. But, it's not too late to teach an ole fart new tricks. Your lack of knowledge and awareness will not turn back the clock to your preferable fume of life. Get over it. We all don't want to be like Mica!

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Anonymous wrote:Go for it. If your pre-K enjoys Kumon, go for it. Don't listen to these jumpy jealous jerks. One key does not fit all locks.

Well, I've never heard it stated this way before... but no, I'm certainly not jealous. Why would I be? I can afford to send my K to whatever tutoring if I wanted, but here's the thing... I don't think it's necessary, and I want my K to be a kid. Since my kids were babies, we would read to them every night. They loved reading, and this helped them learning letters. It was fun for them; we spent time together. Why tutor when you can spend time together at home doing these things with your PreK? If you want your PreK to be used to sitting for a few minutes doing work, why not just get them a preK workbook from any store. It has shapes, coloring, letter tracing. I also printout free coloring pages and math facts online. It's easy, cheap, and flexible. Tutoring sounds like overkill for a preK.

I didn't send my 3rd grader to a tutor, and DC did just fine..got into HGC and compacted math. So, are you now jealous? Geez. why do people always think it must be jealousy if someone disagrees. OP posted here asking for opinions. So you get various opinions, but it ain't jealousy.

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Anonymous wrote:

This area is insane. Let your little kids be kids, for God's sake. This is pathetic.

I agree. What has happened to simply signing your kids up for year round club swimming with club soccer, basketball and lacrosse for supplementary treats.

Some people believe in pumping the body with sports while others believe in pumping the brain with academics. Everyone has a different value system. Sports is valued in many households, but it's look down upon in others.

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You're correct. Some look down on jocks. Some look down on brains. For some, the motive for this disposition is envy, jealousy or an inferiority complex.

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Well, I've never heard it stated this way before... but no, I'm certainly not jealous. Why would I be? I can afford to send my K to whatever tutoring if I wanted, but here's the thing... I don't think it's necessary, and I want my K to be a kid. Since my kids were babies, we would read to them every night. They loved reading, and this helped them learning letters. It was fun for them; we spent time together. Why tutor when you can spend time together at home doing these things with your PreK? If you want your PreK to be used to sitting for a few minutes doing work, why not just get them a preK workbook from any store. It has shapes, coloring, letter tracing. I also printout free coloring pages and math facts online. It's easy, cheap, and flexible. Tutoring sounds like overkill for a preK.

I didn't send my 3rd grader to a tutor, and DC did just fine..got into HGC and compacted math. So, are you now jealous? Geez. why do people always think it must be jealousy if someone disagrees. OP posted here asking for opinions. So you get various opinions, but it ain't jealousy.

New poster. My kids enjoy being kids and that includes kittles and kumon. We play together and ... gasp, even do kumon together tracing letters and numbers and solving problems. We are having a blast together and I seriously doubt you have the sole monopoly on having fun with your child.

Face it, if you have traveled the world, and spent time with families with children being together and doing activities together you'd be surprised to learn these activities may be different than yours (playdates, movies and video games)... but no less mutually bonding and nurturing.

Some kids like painting... some kids like to read... some kids like to solve problems...some kids like to play lacrosse...some kids like to do all of the above and more ...particularly with their families and loved ones at this young age. The latter relationship is perhaps the most important rather than the particular activity or play date!!!

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Well, I've never heard it stated this way before... but no, I'm certainly not jealous. Why would I be? I can afford to send my K to whatever tutoring if I wanted, but here's the thing... I don't think it's necessary, and I want my K to be a kid. Since my kids were babies, we would read to them every night. They loved reading, and this helped them learning letters. It was fun for them; we spent time together. Why tutor when you can spend time together at home doing these things with your PreK? If you want your PreK to be used to sitting for a few minutes doing work, why not just get them a preK workbook from any store. It has shapes, coloring, letter tracing. I also printout free coloring pages and math facts online. It's easy, cheap, and flexible. Tutoring sounds like overkill for a preK.

I didn't send my 3rd grader to a tutor, and DC did just fine..got into HGC and compacted math. So, are you now jealous? Geez. why do people always think it must be jealousy if someone disagrees. OP posted here asking for opinions. So you get various opinions, but it ain't jealousy.

Honey, we don't want to is the simple answer for you. We prefer Kumon. Some prefer $4,000 3-week summer camps. Isn't this overkill?

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Honey, we don't want to is the simple answer for you. We prefer Kumon. Some prefer $4,000 3-week summer camps. Isn't this overkill?

And they are not even doing kumon at these camps. The latest entrepreneurial gimmick in our capitalistic society is pay to play (P2P).