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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think our area is crazy.  Kindergarten is now a full on academic program instead of a year for getting used to school and learning the alphabet, hence high achieving adults hold their kids back so they will be able to handle the pressure of having to sit still all day etc.  How about going back to an easy going play oriented K and send kids at 5.  No reading until first grade.  Sweden does this and they have 100 percent literacy and high achieving kids with great test scores.  This would be less stressful for everyone, and less expensive for working parents.  BTW many new studies show that pushing academics too early actually harms kids later in life, even if they are very bright.  The five year old brain needs play, rest and snacks regardless of IQ.[/quote]

The majority of kids should be ready for school in this area.  Most attend some kind of preschool or day care, even with a SAHP.  Something is wrong if your child needs rest time in K.  Something is wrong if your child does not know the academic basics.  Here's an idea.  Stop ranting and teach your child the basics - letters, numbers, shapes, colors, and basic reading and math.  My five year old knew it all with developmental delays.  He missed the cut off by 2 weeks and we had to hold him back.  He was miserable as he learned nothing as in his 4 class the kids were learning basics when he was reading several grades above.  There is a difference between pushing and teaching and it makes no sense to me to wait.  Their brains are forming when they are young and waiting only makes it harder.  I love how many people justify all this with useless studies that are only published to justify that school of thought.  My kid was reading by 3 and it was mainly self-taught. We read to him but one day he told us he could read and did.  I handed him a new book he'd never seen and he read that too.  If Sweeden is so great, move there.  Then you can delay your child's education as much as you want.[/quote]

(Not PP). There is solid academic research suggesting that early introduction to schooling is associated with higher incidence of ADHD diagnosis. Kids learn through play at age 3-5/6. Learning to read early does not translate into better academic achievement down the road. Here is an idea. Go and do your homework before venting![/quote]

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