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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I see the points of the teachers. One the other hand, I think there is also the boredom issue. I did not send my child early and I think I can safely say that he did not learn anything (academically speaking) he did not already know, in school. Being a bit naive, I tried to push the teacher to teach him something (not doing it anymore.) I think I settled in receiving social skills from school.
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K teacher here.  (Taking a sick day as my son is sick.)

I don't think kids, especially kids that age, have to be "learning" stuff all the time.  At that age, if they are in a developmentally appropriate play environment, it will get them to where they need to be for K.

One of my most impressive students this year was in a Waldorf preschool and came to K with no letter recognition, no number knowledge, no traditional academic skills at all.  But he is incredibly bright, quick, and articulate, and came very ready for literacy skills.  Within a matter of a week or two he was up to speed on the alphabet and numbers, and in a month or two after that, was reading on his own.

Development happens when it happens.[/quote]

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