I think it's so amazing watching kids gradually learn things on their own just by being exposed and I can't imagine disrupting the process in that way. I fully expect Nora and Ike to start learning to read on their own, whenever they happen to get it. Nora's picked up on things like writing out the whole alphabet and will ask us to spell out words so she can write them, without any prompting from us. I'm kind of surprised she hasn't started reading yet, but I'm sure it's coming soon.
Nora's going to school in the fall and I really hope I find a place that will be laid-back academically. Kindergarten is not the place for academics. I have a friend whose daughter is in kindergarten and "struggling" academically, and she and others are leaping to the conclusion that her little girl has a learning disorder. SRSLY?!
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Date: 2012-01-26 04:00 pm (UTC)Nora's going to school in the fall and I really hope I find a place that will be laid-back academically. Kindergarten is not the place for academics. I have a friend whose daughter is in kindergarten and "struggling" academically, and she and others are leaping to the conclusion that her little girl has a learning disorder. SRSLY?!