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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]It will make it that much easier for him when he competes against these children! [/quote]

This attitude, which has now started to pervade this previously useful thread, is so disheartening.  Why does it have to be a competition in SECOND GRADE?  I'm not naive; I realize competition is a part of life and unfortunately it starts early.  But I really do believe that one of the things that makes our schools (or at least my children's school) so wonderful is the cooperative learning environment and the way that parents (again, maybe just at my school) try to support the school and every child in it.  I hate to read these posts because I fear some of you are passing these attitudes on to your children, teaching them that they are superior to others simply because of a test score.   [/quote]

Our schools have become so watered down that our kids won't be able to compete against [u][b]german[/b][/u], Korean, and Chinese children who live and learn in a meritocracy.  [/quote]

German schools don't work that way at all, not in the early years.  In fact, they don't even get grades until 3rd year, and they only go to school until 12:30.  They add on a couple of days in 3rd grade, and it stays that way until around 6th grade.  I'm German, and my kids go to the German School DC.  It's not a "meritocracy" until much later.  The German system has it's definite flaws (they all do), but it appears to be working better (at least for my kids) than the others.  They're bilingual, and independent testing has shown they're performing above grade level in mathematics and English reading comprehension/writing.  Can't really test the German outside of the school that easily, but they appear to be doing fine, and they're native speakers.[/quote]

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