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Yes, that's a holding cell... my kid would be so bored and acting up.  He knew his alphabet, sounds and numbers by 3.5 and at that age was naturally reading well (new stuff, not just memorized - not sure how he did it but he did).  That is all preschool stuff to me.  I expect reading, writing and basic addition/subtraction in K.  I would expect the teacher helping the child write the sentences.  Sequencing is something you work on at 3 and 4, not 5 and 6.  Kids should also be following basic instructions and if they cannot they should be tested for special needs.  Parents and preschools need to do a better job of preparing kids for K. rather than expecting K. to make up for things that they developmentally should have learned before entering school (with obvious excepts of parents not being able to for a variety of reasons including just trying to survive and putting food on the table). [/quote]

Whoa Nelly. Your genius-level child wouldn't be bored in a class like that, or at least he shouldn't be. Also, you don't need worksheets to learn math or early reading. Sounds like the teacher who posted above knows that.[/quote]

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