What do you consider immature for kindergarten?

[Anonymous]

What is considered immature vs. ready?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is considered immature vs. ready?

Can sit for stories

Follows commands

Respectful of self, others (personal space, doesn't back talk an adult)

Separates from mom

Can accept no from an adult

[Anonymous]

LOL! My oldest was never ready then.

[Anonymous]

I think by kindergarten a child should

Know colors and shapes

Recognize letters and numbers

Write his name

Be able to sit and follow directions

Converse well with peers and adults

Dress himself

Feed himself

Say please and thank you unprompted

Share when appropriate

Clean up after himself

Display empathy and care for others (should be at the top of the list probably)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LOL! My oldest was never ready then.

There are plenty I saw in kindergarten who detracted from the class in a way that hindered the learning of others. In my opinion, those kids were immature for kindergarten. They may belong in it ageowise or knowledgewise, but perhaps not maturity wise. The kid who knew her colors in my DD's kindergarten class but could not stop touching my DD's barrettes, thighs, shoes, head, ponytail, etc., who could not stop getting her snack whenever she wanted, could not stop talking when the teacher asked her not to, and could not follow simple directions (I.e. "Time to leave art now, please line up." And the kid was ignoring the teacher, taking the paint out again and getting new paper because she didn't want to leave art.). Kid is not mature enough for kindergarten.

[Anonymous]

Being immature/mature is not the same as having already being taught your letters/numbers/writing your name etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is considered immature vs. ready?

Can sit for stories

Follows commands

Respectful of self, others (personal space, doesn't back talk an adult)

Separates from mom

Can accept no from an adult

I agree with bolded but not the others. Also, there are some kids who can't do most of these things even at the age of 7. Does that mean a 7 yr old still isn't ready for K?

[Anonymous]

Kids are only 5, and have 5 years life experience. No matter what they are not mature. I think all kids should go to learn those things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL! My oldest was never ready then.

There are plenty I saw in kindergarten who detracted from the class in a way that hindered the learning of others. In my opinion, those kids were immature for kindergarten. They may belong in it ageowise or knowledgewise, but perhaps not maturity wise. The kid who knew her colors in my DD's kindergarten class but could not stop touching my DD's barrettes, thighs, shoes, head, ponytail, etc., who could not stop getting her snack whenever she wanted, could not stop talking when the teacher asked her not to, and could not follow simple directions (I.e. "Time to leave art now, please line up." And the kid was ignoring the teacher, taking the paint out again and getting new paper because she didn't want to leave art.). Kid is not mature enough for kindergarten.

That's not maturity, that's a behavior issue.

[Anonymous]

To me, the only real dealbreaker is hitting, pushing and otherwise not being good with other kids. They don't need to be perfect, but they do need to have elements of self control in place. Some of the kids in our K class were completely out of control, and the young teachers were trying to use "I messages" and such for discipline and conflict resolution, which was completely not working.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think by kindergarten a child should

Know colors and shapes

Recognize letters and numbers

Write his name

Be able to sit and follow directions

Converse well with peers and adults

Dress himself

Feed himself

Say please and thank you unprompted

Share when appropriate

Clean up after himself

Display empathy and care for others (should be at the top of the list probably)

So, a child with basic speech, fine or gross motor skills should wait till someone decides they are ready. Makes no sense - I would say basic reading and math prior to K.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL! My oldest was never ready then.

There are plenty I saw in kindergarten who detracted from the class in a way that hindered the learning of others. In my opinion, those kids were immature for kindergarten. They may belong in it ageowise or knowledgewise, but perhaps not maturity wise. The kid who knew her colors in my DD's kindergarten class but could not stop touching my DD's barrettes, thighs, shoes, head, ponytail, etc., who could not stop getting her snack whenever she wanted, could not stop talking when the teacher asked her not to, and could not follow simple directions (I.e. "Time to leave art now, please line up." And the kid was ignoring the teacher, taking the paint out again and getting new paper because she didn't want to leave art.). Kid is not mature enough for kindergarten.

If the children are in the right age group for K, then they are mature enough for K. Maybe the expectations for K should match the range of normal for that age group.

[Anonymous]

Hmm. My son could sit, listen to stories, follow the teacher's instructions, not hit or push, but he was still immature for K. He could not handle conflicts with friends, deal with kids who were not nice, or losing at sports and spent a lot of K crying and being upset.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hmm. My son could sit, listen to stories, follow the teacher's instructions, not hit or push, but he was still immature for K. He could not handle conflicts with friends, deal with kids who were not nice, or losing at sports and spent a lot of K crying and being upset.

A good K. teacher would work with him as you should work with him at home. That's part of learning and going to school. That is not immature as that is reasonable for a 4 year old. People are expecting 5 year olds to be mini-adults.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL! My oldest was never ready then.

There are plenty I saw in kindergarten who detracted from the class in a way that hindered the learning of others. In my opinion, those kids were immature for kindergarten. They may belong in it ageowise or knowledgewise, but perhaps not maturity wise. The kid who knew her colors in my DD's kindergarten class but could not stop touching my DD's barrettes, thighs, shoes, head, ponytail, etc., who could not stop getting her snack whenever she wanted, could not stop talking when the teacher asked her not to, and could not follow simple directions (I.e. "Time to leave art now, please line up." And the kid was ignoring the teacher, taking the paint out again and getting new paper because she didn't want to leave art.). Kid is not mature enough for kindergarten.

The point is, that will always be the case. Early intervention doesn't catch every kid with developmental or learning issues, and keeping those kids at home doesn't help. K is where a lot of this begins to get sorted out.