Dymphna said:
pixiegirl said:I just see the school system getting way too complicated these days. I'm not all that old and I can remember not much being expected of us in kindergarden.
My concern for Noah is that he'll be a problem child because he'll be so far ahead of the game. He's not even 3 and already knows as much as some kindergardeners. The poor kid has my genes and will seek out fun when he's bored.
My dd will find something to do if she is bored and I know that will drive the teacher crazy!!!!!!!
Kindergarten has completely changed over the last few years. They have to take any child of the appropriate age and that includes the smart ones and the ones who've never seen a book before, but by the end of Kindergarten a child is expected to know all their letters, upper and lowercase and all their letter sounds. Be able to read simple books and understand their content. Be able to identify between 20 and 100 words on sight. Be able to write their first and last name correctly and be able to write phonetically any other words. They need to be able to count to 20 and to count to 100 by 10s. They need to be able to add any pair of numbers whose result is 10 or less. (meaning they can add on their fingers) They are also expected to recognize on a clock the hour, half hour and quarter hours. They are expected to be able to identify pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters and know how much each is worth.pixiegirl said:I just see the school system getting way too complicated these days. I'm not all that old and I can remember not much being expected of us in kindergarden.
My concern for Noah is that he'll be a problem child because he'll be so far ahead of the game. He's not even 3 and already knows as much as some kindergardeners. The poor kid has my genes and will seek out fun when he's bored.
There will be other children like her in her class. The teacher is required to accomodate that and keep her from getting bored. Of course, some teachers are better at it than others. If nothing else, she could develop her social interactions by helping other students.jwwb2000 said:
Dymphna said:
Exactly. My 4th grader has a composite score in the 99th precentile on the national average. She knew her times tables thru the 9s in 2nd grade (because she was constantly exposed to us drilling our 'late year baby' 
) and has always been advanced. She always stays busy by helping out the teacher or other students. She also gets advanced work. She is doing find and it is actually much less stressful that she is always ahead of tasks. :shrug:
Actually 50-50 or so. Those born before May graduations are 18 when the graduate.Dymphna said:You ain't that old (in MY day, indeed) They only just changed the cut-off last year after about 300 years of it being Dec 31st. MOST kids graduating now don't turn 18 until after they graduate.
