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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP you sound insecure.

Some kids are bored because they are too advanced, and some kids are bored because of the way material is presented, and some kids are bored because they have adhd.  If you're a 5 year old who wants to be playing and your teacher has you memorizing sight words, that's boring.  Sorry if that offends you.[/quote]

I am not insecure. I think my child is amazing. She went to a play based preschool where they played outside all day. When she talks about kindergarten, she talks about her friends and tells me stories about the other kids in her class. She loves school.

We are considering private for many reasons. I want my child to be outside and play more! Other parents are considering private for other reasons like their child being bored in public. I know my child will do great in public or private.[/quote]

OP, you have very limited experience with public school so far, so you're making incorrect assumptions.  Some teachers are especially good at engaging advanced kids, exempting them from the rote tasks that they mastered ages ago, or at least letting them bring in their own materials.  Other teachers do nothing for advanced kids or give them obvious busywork.  Some teachers are engaging.  Some are just flat out boring.

Both of my kids were reading well before K and advanced in all subjects.  K was fine.  They both loved K due to all of the playtime and socialization.  First grade, on the other hand, was a complete slog for both kids.  The teachers were focused on the bottom, ignored the advanced kids, and just forced them to do a lot of rote tasks that they had mastered in preschool.  There was also much less playtime and much more sit at desks and do busywork time.  For grades after first, they've had a mixed bag of teachers who tried to engage the more advanced kids in the room and the teachers who did nothing whatsoever for them.  [/quote]

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