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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would do it if the enrichment was absolutely needed. But I’d talk to the principal first about it.  If your child is accelerated past what the teacher is capable of teaching- then I would consider this essential to their education.  Just like if your child needed special ed services, PT, or OT.

My own child took math classes not offered at their home middle school which required them to leave school 2 hrs early once per week.  But it was a district program so it was excused. [/quote]

I feel like it is needed, but admit school and lots of other parents may not agree. Our curriculum is a year behind some states, and I was told she is about 2 years ahead in math. She just brought home a worksheet from school at the level of problems like 10-5 and 7+2. I did talk to the teacher during conferences and she basically said that she isn't going to accelerate DD, but she can play math games and do math coloring instead.[/quote]

Your child is doing adding and subtracting within the 10s in preK (so 4 year olds) in the fall, like month three of school, and this is upsetting to you?

K is much more academic now. You don’t need to push so much in prek. Let your child be a child. And if they love math you can do math games and puzzles. You can reinforce in an age appropriate way that doesn’t include leaving school early. [/quote]

The earlier discussion was about preK dismissal, which happens right before the older kids are dismissed. OP’s DD is not in preK[/quote]

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