no I think it is just the right time . If my child was not ready to go to school I wouldnt force them either . but I think four is the right age , just right for learning and keeping all the information in , and as they have to learn so much the age they start is just right . For emotional development as well as thee learning aspect . kids like to make new friends and this is a learning experience as well . My kids love school , they loved nursey as well and it was hard for them to leave nursery but they soon got into the school routine and love it .
i think they start at the right time the only problem is that they can't finish soon enough. All kids and teenagers do theses days is work work work all for a few poxy which your whole life is based on so if you screw them up them you have basically just screwed your whole life up. plus most children go to nursey before that as parents have to get back to work to afoord the keep of their child so starting FREE education rather than a paid nursey is better for the parents as well as having the childs intrest at heart.
Our children start school earlier than in other countries..some are not yet five when they go into the reception class. it is a very long day for such young kids, and I am not sure it is necessary, or if the kids are emotionally ready for so many hours away from home. Pre school half day classes would be enough for anyone under five I think, with lots of play and some learning combined.The little ones should be spending time at home too doing numbers, colours,alphabet, etc,with their parents and older siblings.
my neice is 5 at end of year and she love sschool! it gives them a chance to eexperience sharing and general communicating...I remember my 1st day of school as i cried my eyes out as my mum walked away...(well i think she ran but never mind! ha)...but i dont think kids start school before 4....they start infants then school...i dont think kids are too young
Not sure really - i think ch start FORMAL education too soon. Ch r put under too much pressure to write and achieve addition sums etc. Our ch start at 4/5 and by the age of 7 are sometimes not achieving, yet in norway, scandinavia etc the emphasis is on play, speaking and listening etc until about 7yrs old and they achieve similar if not better results than us in ks2
Well it depends as most kindergartens now do some sort of learning with kids even though it is more play based rather than a classroom type set up. I think 5 is a good time for kids to start school but I think prior to that they should attend a kindergarten so that they are used to the structure and socialisation. Some children at 4 are very bright and should be at school to help focus their attention and give them what they are searching for whereas other kids struggle at 6. I think up to 5 it should be up to the parents choice with shorter times for the younger ones with an option for them as to whether they do half or full day.
many years ago I was staying with some friends in Germany. They said that their children went to Kindergarten, where it was all play, creative activities etc but no real reading and writing. They would start school at about 6 and a half, after negotiation with the parents and Kindergarten staff. Some children might go to school a year early, some up to a year later. Then, when they got to school, it was serious work! What I liked about that was that children started school at the right time for them. In England they start school in September after they are 4. Some children might be nearly 5 and some could be 4 years and a week. Often the younger children in the year group are seriously disadvantaged because of their level of maturity; sometimes a bright child with a birthday in September o August might benefit by starting school earlier. The government has gone a long way towards improving things for young children with the development of Foundation Stage (Age 3 - 5) but I think it would help to have each year group a little more flexible in age. (Did you hear about the twins born an hour apart, one just before midnight on Aug 31st, the other just after midnight on Sep 1st - one had to start school a year before the other. That'show rigid the system can be!)
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