Anonymous wrote:My DC has an August birthday. I sent them on time. Despite being young they're one or more years ahead of grade level and barely trying. If I had redshirted them, they would be so bored that they would learn to hate school.

There's nothing wrong with sending kids on time if they are ready. However, plenty of September kids are not--and, it has nothing to do with how smart they are. K Teacher.

My DC has an August birthday. I sent them on time. Despite being young they're one or more years ahead of grade level and barely trying. If I had redshirted them, they would be so bored that they would learn to hate school.

You must not be familiar with the literature of how 5 year olds learn. Try learn through play, and today’s k curriculum is not developmentally appropriate.

Yes!
I taught K before it was sit down and "learn." The kids I taught--who were not from high socio-economic families--learned to read by the end of the year--and, there was hardly a worksheet in sight. They came to school for barely a half day and learned through play. They played with blocks, we sang, we read books, and we painted. They also learned the alphabet, sight words, and sounds. How? Through music, stories, games, and play. It can be done. Toward the end of the year, I gave more worksheets to get them ready for First Grade. Every child in my class --with one exception--was very ready for First Grade by the end of the year. The one exception was a very bright child with a complicated learning disability. He couldn't read, but he could do lots of other things.
What else did they learn? They learned to work independently and in groups. They learned to follow directions. They learned to listen to others. They learned to listen to the teacher. They learned problem solving. ETC. And, hopefully, they learned something about independent thinking.

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Anonymous wrote:Be wary of the anecdata of people or people’s kids who are now in high school, college, or beyond. K is the new 1st grade and kids are more socially advanced earlier nowadays. Plus, as more kids are held back, it skews the cohort ever-so-slightly older.

K is not the new first grade. In years past, preschools and parents prepared kids for school. Now everyone feels it is the school's job so kids have a harder transition due to the lack of structure from school and other places.

When I was a kid, K was a half day and involved playing/socializing with other kids and learning one letter sound a week. K today absolutely is the first grade. The common core K standards are what was expected in 1st in earlier times.

We had full day and it was for learning. Do an extra year of preschool if that is important to you. School is to learn.

You must not be familiar with the literature of how 5 year olds learn. Try learn through play, and today’s k curriculum is not developmentally appropriate.

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Anonymous wrote:Be wary of the anecdata of people or people’s kids who are now in high school, college, or beyond. K is the new 1st grade and kids are more socially advanced earlier nowadays. Plus, as more kids are held back, it skews the cohort ever-so-slightly older.

K is not the new first grade. In years past, preschools and parents prepared kids for school. Now everyone feels it is the school's job so kids have a harder transition due to the lack of structure from school and other places.

When I was a kid, K was a half day and involved playing/socializing with other kids and learning one letter sound a week. K today absolutely is the first grade. The common core K standards are what was expected in 1st in earlier times.

We had full day and it was for learning. Do an extra year of preschool if that is important to you. School is to learn.

When I was a kid, K was a half day and involved playing/socializing with other kids and learning one letter sound a week. K today absolutely is the first grade. The common core K standards are what was expected in 1st in earlier times.

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Anonymous wrote:Be wary of the anecdata of people or people’s kids who are now in high school, college, or beyond. K is the new 1st grade and kids are more socially advanced earlier nowadays. Plus, as more kids are held back, it skews the cohort ever-so-slightly older.

K is not the new first grade. In years past, preschools and parents prepared kids for school. Now everyone feels it is the school's job so kids have a harder transition due to the lack of structure from school and other places.

When I was a kid, K was a half day and involved playing/socializing with other kids and learning one letter sound a week. K today absolutely is the first grade. The common core K standards are what was expected in 1st in earlier times.

Anonymous wrote:Be wary of the anecdata of people or people’s kids who are now in high school, college, or beyond. K is the new 1st grade and kids are more socially advanced earlier nowadays. Plus, as more kids are held back, it skews the cohort ever-so-slightly older.

K is not the new first grade. In years past, preschools and parents prepared kids for school. Now everyone feels it is the school's job so kids have a harder transition due to the lack of structure from school and other places.