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[quote=Anonymous]Why is the idiot writing a novella?

[quote=Anonymous][quote]As the mother of a high school student and sister of a kindergarten teacher I warn you that this advance instruction often leads to boredom in the classroom come kingergarten because many students will not be as advanced as your child. This begets a whole set of issues. Bored child, frustrated parents, beleaguered teacher.

What is this goal of this advance instruction? What do you hope to accomplish by this leg up? As I often ask, where's the fire? Many schools do not differentiate in math until the upper grades, including some of the most selective privates. [/quote]

Therefore, the brilliant solution you are proposing to avoid potential "boredom" in our stellar American elementary school systems is simply retard the academic and intellectual advancement of children to avoid "boredom" when they
enter the alluring ivy gates of our outstanding public and private elmentary and primary educational institutions in the D.C. area.

Now that we have yourexpert opinion as mother and sister of a kindergarten teacher.  I wonder what a music, art or sports Coach would do with a 5-year-old advanced at the violin, lacrosse, soccer or swimming?

From your logic, this Coach would warn the parents that advance instruction often leads to boredom in the music classroom, pool or soccer field because many students will not be as advanced as your child...the problems this may beget for the child, Coach, music teacher are legion.  Why advance.  You would recommend  restricting the child's instrument playing, time on the soccer field or swimming pool, time reading a book because of the "boredom" the child will certainly get being ahead of many other students.

Your solution is simply academic and intellectual retardation of the developing mind rather than stimulation, advancement and enrichment.  This strategy will synchronise the child's progress to our wonderful and challenging elementary schools and teachers in the D.C. area.

Would you also recommend this solution for music and art teachers, lacrosse, tennis, soccer and swim coaches with young kids performing at much higher levels than their peers?

I appreciate your maternal instincts and philosphy regarding raising and educating children that are at a stage in life where their minds and bodies are so plastic and malleable (e.g., sponges) they take rapidly to all forms of stimulation and challenge.  I am always struck by the children I visit in Africa and Europe speaking many languages (including English) before the age of 7 or 8.  I rarely encounter this in the US and I would not discourage their exposure and learning of multiple languages simultaneously even if it means these kids will be far more advanced , linguistically,
than their American counterparts.  The American standard is not [i]de jure[/i] the gold standard.  The D.C. area school
educational standard is not [i]de jure [/i]the gold educational standard ... certainly not for my children.   Is mathematics any different?  Is reading any different?  Is computer science any different?  What are your recommendations for advanced 4 and 5-year-old swimmers, runners and musicians?  if the wordadvanced disturbs you, it simply means these kids run and swim much, much faster than kids their own age.  How should these kids avoid the boredom of running and swimming against snails?

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