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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do think we have to maybe not use the wording of developmentally appropriate. Even though I had started puberty at 11,12 and even 13 years olds I still felt like a kid, I still wanted to do kids stuff...play outside, run around with friends, could have still used recess. But, by saying developmentally appropriate it's kind of implying that there is something wrong with the kids that age that aren't there yet. There was nothing wrong with me, I was just being a kid.[/quote]
Eh, this poster seems to be working from the notion that it is somehow not developmentally appropriate for 11 year olds to be ready for MS. No one is saying   6th graders aren’t still kids, as are 7th and 8th graders quite frankly, but I do think it’s ridiculous to suggest that 6th graders still have some kind of young child like wonder than needs to be protected. They are growing up, and it’s ok to acknowledge that and allow that process to continue instead of forcing them into another year in an environment that does not account for their growing maturity. [/quote]

I'm one of those posters, I definitely think 6th grade should still be in elementary. I also don't understand the term childlike, what does that mean? They are kids, I sort of expect them to act like kids. As another poster said, "teen time will come, no need to rush it."  If 6th graders aren't supposed to do kid stuff what are they supposed to do? Also saying developmentally appropriate, as I said before, implies that something is wrong with kids if they are still acting like kids in the 6th grade or beyond.[/quote]
You know there is a big range encompassed by the word “kid” and the phrase “act like a kid”, right? What constitutes just being a kid and acting like a kid is much different for a 2nd grader than it is for a 6th grader. The actions and interests of a 6th grade kid are not the same as that of a kid in lower ES. My kids have much more in common with an 8th grader (and in fact participate in extracurriculars with them, which they do not with lower ES aged kids) than they do a 2nd or 3rd grader, and are better off in MS where they are not being lumped in with or treated like little kids. [/quote]

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