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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the OP and ditto PP-
What is being asked if kids in k is NOT developmentally appropriate. And that keeps being the case as the kids get older. What the curriculum is pushing is not based on what kids can do at the age- ask elementary teachers. If the curriculum and behavior expectations are not deveopmebtally appropriate then I can choose to start my kid a little late. It has nothing to do with you and your child. It isn’t about being competitive. It is about the curriculum and instruction matching what kids need. It is on you making this a competition among kids. I’m simply thinking of my child’s educational experience. [/quote]

Yes, in the short term, choosing to start your kid late is a good solution for your family.

In the long term, a policy that continues to push developmental inappropriate curriculum on ECE kids while somewhat liberally allowing parents who have the means to redshirt to do so, doesn't really fix the problem. It might fix your problem, but it doesn't fix the problem.[/quote]

In my experience, whatever systemic problem the schools have (and there are many), parents have to do the best for their child, while advocating to change the system. Even then, the system will resist change, but your child will not suffer in the meantime.   Parents who don’t like school lunches can and should advocate for better lunches, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t pack lunches for their child in the meantime.  My kids were in a school system with a lousy curriculum.  I joined a curriculum committee, attended community forums, discussed it with school board candidates, etc., but I also addressed the gaps in my children’s education along the way.

Having children in a class they’re not ready for will not motivate the system to redesign the class, it will just make the child miserable, and if they are disruptive may make everyone else in the class miserable, as well.  Parents should work together to make the system better, but they also have an obligation to look after the welfare of their child.

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