It is a bit annoying when people take US statistics and papers and apply then in NZ (Australia) in your case without checking that they actually apply. I told ds6 that I was going to try and get him in a class next year where he isn't best in maths and despite the fact he wants harder maths he found the idea of not being best without working upsetting. How is that healthy for a 6 year old. I'd quite like him to skip year 3 although he would have to work in writing.
How come NT kids aren't hurt by having to work at stuff instead of just playing? We get heaps of actual breaks outside here too so having part of the rest of the day hard work seems reasonable.
