Reply to TO THE MOM WHO RED SHIRTED HER SON AND COMPLAINS HE'S NOT CHALLENGED

Forum Index » Elementary School-Aged Kids

Reply to "TO THE MOM WHO RED SHIRTED HER SON AND COMPLAINS HE'S NOT CHALLENGED"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We had a teeny-tiny kindergartener who was the size of a three year old (bottom five percent of the growth curve).  She would have found it challenging to be with kids her own age who were so much bigger than she was.  Yes, by all means, put her in with kids who are two years older than her and also big for their age.  That sounds like a great plan.[/quote]

Maybe this is your daughter's issue. The idea that kids should be strictly segregated based on size is not necessarily the best - and she will have to deal with bigger kids at recess and in the neighborhood. That is some kind of helicoptering to think she should not have to have ONE big kid in her class. I am sure if you were in a fancy Montessori you'd be crowing about how great mixed age classes are.

People please have some compassion. Nobody redshirts their big boy because they want to make him stick out. We know he is different already. [/quote]

Are you seriously suggesting that the child who is actually the appropriate age for the class is the one who should have to adjust?  I think a kid who is five deserves to be in class with kids who are five and shouldn't have to adjust to kids who are seven.
To say that there's something wrong with a tiny 5 year old feeling uncomfortable when surrounded by large kids who are two years older just seems bizarre to me -- given that it's a 5 year old class.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics