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[quote=Anonymous]What do you think your kid “needs to know”? What does it mean to “need to know” something as a kindergartner? Needs to know basic subtracting and adding? For what reason? Needs to know phonics? I don’t understand your question or concern. What I think my kindergartner needs to know is: how to be kind to and get along w others, share, make friends, be patient and wait her turn, listen to what the teacher has to say, speak up when she has a question, how to deal w various challenges that come up in life/at school (kids not playing nicely, not understanding teachers directions, etc) That’s what school is for at that age. If they happen to also learn reading, math, etc that’s great but it’s really not that they “need to know” math or reading yet. There’s plenty of time to learn that. The social-emotional stuff is way more important at that age.[/quote]
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