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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Third grade. First grade is about solidifying what they started in kindergarten [b]so that kids are entering second at roughly the same level regardless of their pre-K prep,[/b] second grade starts to encourage more self-organization and stuff in the kids, and then third is becomes significantly more rigorous and the kids are expected to be more independent.[/quote]

What does that mean?  "Ok, you kids here just hang out for another year or two while your classmates catch up"?  APS says they scaffold the curriculum to meet kids where they are, do they stop doing that for the highest performers?  [/quote]

Relax douchey.  My kids are 'high performers' and the early grades should not be intense.  It's not the way kids' brains develop.  Sound foundation is best.  Early readers don't died fly equal best readers/more vocabulary, etc.  a kid taught math facts early may not be a superior mathematician, etc.

My kids went to a play-based preschool (like in Finland).  Kids learn primarily through play.  We always knew the older one was very bright based on the things he could do out of the womb, but I didn't lobby for more, more, more because I believe it has the opposite effect and takes away the love of learning.

My 4th grader, unprepped just took the Cogat and scored at the very, very top in each category, won many of the class competitions and now the school is shitting themselves and trying to put him in all of the GT tracks where he hates the instructor and the way things are taught.  He is very self-directed and really likes a slow intro to new math concepts which I think is much better for establishing a solid foundation.  Look, every kid is very bright at our school and they group them in class according to ability and I e always felt he is challenges.  Most of the K and 1st geniuses are not that anymore.  You can shove Kumon and Kahn down a preschoolers throat, it only means they learned material before it will be taught in school and often not at the correct time.

My advice- do some research.  Look at depression rates among middle and HSchoolers and back off.[/quote]

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