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Post by cadman on May 21, 2024 8:26:54 GMT -5
Reading about a kindergarten graduation on another topic made me wonder when kindergarten became a requirement for school. is it required? I did not go to kindergarten as a child, started in first grade.
Kindergarten was voluntary and for parents who worked and needed a free babysitter during the day, at least that was what my mama told me back then.
What do they teach in kindergarten?
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Post by bullfrog on May 21, 2024 9:15:50 GMT -5
Reading about a kindergarten graduation on another topic made me wonder when kindergarten became a requirement for school. is it required? I did not go to kindergarten as a child, started in first grade. Kindergarten was voluntary and for parents who worked and needed a free babysitter during the day, at least that was what my mama told me back then. What do they teach in kindergarten? I am not sure when it became mandatory, but it is. It is pre-K 3 and 4 that are optional. My daughter has done K3 and K4. She reads at the 95th percentile for a first grader here at the end at K4. We work with her at home but she learns a lot from school. She can also do basic math way better than I could a year or two beyond her. So I’d say the pre-K grades are worth it if they’re done at a good school.
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Post by swampdog on May 21, 2024 9:27:30 GMT -5
Yeah it wasn’t a thing when I was a child and I started my formal education in first grade. I did learn a lot prior to attending school from my parents and the big extended family of ours.
I think if you can get children to listen to directions and learn the basics (colors - shapes - numbers) then early childhood pre-k and kindergarten is very worthwhile. Socialization by playing with others is important.
Too many dysfunctional parents poorly prepare their kids for anything except gaming the system.
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Post by madm002 on May 21, 2024 9:56:00 GMT -5
My grandkids did that and it helped prepare them for charter school. They are reading thing in sixth and eighth grade that I read in high school, and I was in an advanced program.
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Post by PolarsStepdad on May 21, 2024 10:12:03 GMT -5
Sister didn't do Kindergarten. She went straight to first grade and graduated at 17.
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Post by olmucky on May 21, 2024 10:53:17 GMT -5
What do they teach in kindergarten? How to strengthen your immune system and how to make your parents miss work
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Post by tonyroma on May 21, 2024 10:53:51 GMT -5
Never went to kindergarten , dropped out of HS and got my Good Enough Diploma. Probably should have went to kindergarten.
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Post by gardawg on May 21, 2024 11:49:45 GMT -5
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Post by tampaspicer on May 21, 2024 13:19:47 GMT -5
What do they teach in kindergarten? How to strengthen your immune system and how to make your parents miss work Best answer in regards to kindergarten. LOL
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Post by cyclist on May 21, 2024 13:20:20 GMT -5
What do they teach in kindergarten? How to strengthen your immune system and how to make your parents miss work Wait a minute...kindergarten is free daycare...
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Post by tampaspicer on May 21, 2024 13:23:55 GMT -5
How to strengthen your immune system and how to make your parents miss work Wait a minute...kindergarten is free daycare... Free meals too
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Post by ferris1248 on May 21, 2024 13:32:47 GMT -5
Having 4 kids and 10 grandkids who went through pre-K it makes a world of difference. Not only in learning but social skills also.
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Post by cyclist on May 21, 2024 13:35:56 GMT -5
During nap time our teacher would cruise around and check on us as we "slept" on our little mats. I can still remember her jade green mini skirt (1970), white knee high leatherette boots and her red lace underwear.
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Post by stc1993 on May 21, 2024 13:43:30 GMT -5
When I started school If you were born before January you started at 5. No kindergarten. My younger brother by 7 years they had head start in Orange County.
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Post by ferris1248 on May 21, 2024 14:40:34 GMT -5
During nap time our teacher would cruise around and check on us as we "slept" on our little mats. I can still remember her jade green mini skirt (1970), white knee high leatherette boots and her red lace underwear. You were in kindergarten in 1970?
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