Hi Lori,
I don't think you sound harsh at all. I agree with what you say here.
Sometimes, we are the immature ones. Now, that may sound harsh.
Sorry if it does but I think that is the plain truth.
Elisa
Elisa Waingort
Grade 2 Spanish Bilingual
Dalhousie Elementary
Calgary, Canada
I don't mea
Like Julianne, I have a son who has an August birthday. And like her twins,
my son was academically ready for kindergarten but I felt he lacked the
social skills necessary to be successful. He is going to be entering his
senior year in high school in September and in some ways, I still feel he
I have been a k/1 teacher for many years. My daughter has an Aug. 8th
birthday. Aug.31st is the cutoff for Kindergarten in Florida. She was always
extremely small for her size. I went ahead and let her begin K with the
thought that if she ended up not ready to move on, I was fine with that
While it's true someone has to be the youngest, I'm in favor of letting
parents decide if their young child has the readiness skills to perform
at a level that will set the tone for a positive educational experience.
In my own case, I have twin boys with an August birthday. Both had
speech de
In a message dated 8/5/2007 9:01:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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Every child is ready to learn, they just may not be so keen on what
we want to teach them.
And doesn't someone have to be the youngest?
Here is a good article by Lilian Katz. One of my early childhood
Our schools are testing using the Geselle instrument (spelling unclear) and
some are sorting the 'immature' into classrooms full of immature...which
seems like it must be making somebody's life easier, but I don't think an
immature child learns maturity in a sea of immaturity. Personally, how
abou
Personal experience with my two children shows the exceptions. My son's
birthday is July 29. The cut off date in Florida was July 31. He has always
been described as exceptionally mature for his age.
On the other hand, my daughter's birthday is March 26. The cut off date in NC
was October
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Interesting study just out of rand corp that looks at entry age/maturity of
kindergarterners. Study finds that older children do better not because of
size or learning ability, but because of maturity an
Interesting study just out of rand corp that looks at entry age/maturity of
kindergarterners. Study finds that older children do better not because of size
or learning ability, but because of maturity and background knowledge. The
differences show lasting results in achievement up to eighth gra
