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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the issue is that kindergarten is too academic and it can be hard for kids to sit still.  The research is so clear that play based curriculums are best for preschool, and it is a really abrupt shift to kindergarten, at least in most settings I am familiar with.

I don’t think you can decide now.  I’d wait until it’s time to apply/register for K and decide based on what happens based on where your child is at that point.  Although older kids often do better, plenty of young ones do fine too.[/quote]

Its not too academic.  Its school.  Play based is not best for all kids.  We removed our child from a play based preschool to a more academic one where they thrived and were prepared.  People like you don't prepare their kids and then have all kinds of excuses.[/quote]

Uh okay.  My kids are doing great in school so I don’t need excuses.  Nevertheless I thought most agreed that K these days has too much sitting, too much testing, too much pressure.  I think it’s a shame but my kids have been fine thank you.[/quote]

Then why not homeschool. You are making excuses and pushes others to hike back to justify your actions.  Your kids are not age appropriate and that’s not healthy.  I us not to much sitting and texting is necessary to make sure they are on target and don’t need extra help.  How is k pressure?   K is if anything very basic for those of us who worked with our kids and prepared them.  I thought it was a huge waste of time as it was basically a holding grade so kids like yours could catch up to mine.  [/quote]

There are those of us who feel the kindergarten curriculum and structure is inappropriate for a 4 year old or just turned 5 year old, especially when the expectations are compared to kids who are an entire year older than they are. We don’t think it’s appropriate to have to “prepare” a 3 year old to enter kindergarten at 4 and sit all day. [/quote]

+1, though not even from a redshirting perspective.  My kid was 5.5 (so no question about the age cutoff) and she tested 98% for math, so she was academically more than ready and has been fine in school.  That said, I disagree with the kindergarten curriculum.  There should be more play.  Sitting all day is hard at that age, and more time sitting does not actually improve their longterm academic performance.  Unfortunately my daughter reported that they got a bunch of brain breaks that were screen time.  It was disappointing to me to see my kid go from loving preK to being super bored in kindergarten.[/quote]

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