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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"OP again. Yeah. It's early, I know, but it affects where we send her to preschool next year so I'm starting to think about it. (Whether we send her to a place where she can stay 2 years without repeating the same classroom, etc.). But we know we have time and things can change. Just wanted a sense of whether MCPS is so unchallenging no one would do this, because that's what reading this board makes me think sometimes!"

For us, part of what made MCPS seem unchallenging is that K was so academic and therefore challenging.  Our kids had summer birthdays and were interested in learning to read.  MCPS K encouraged that interest.  Our kids took off reading wise and picked it up quickly then languished (from first to fourth at HGC) in the top reading groups with little teacher interaction.

For your situation I would ask the question is she going to learn to read during the extra year of preschool on her own/from you?  Obviously, learning on her own won't be as efficient as learning in class, but even so if she learns enough then even K won't be challenging and her first years of school will ingrain the idea that school is boring.[/quote]

We must be at an alternative MCPS.  I'm not seeing at all how the academics are challenging.  But, my child was an early reader and we worked at home on foundation stuff to make sure they were ready for school, which some parents choose not to do.  It may be challenging if you had no academic exposure prior to MCPS, but its not at all challenging if you come in knowing how to read and basic math concepts.[/quote]

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