The size one is good too. People are so weird! My son is a shrimp, so he's got that going for him.
I've seen very little correlation between academic achievement and chrological age within grades. Behavoir - yes. Achievement - no. And size? I'm pretty sure there'd be no scientific correlation there! I'm surprised teachers feel this way. They must get kids of all size every year at all different levels. That seems really unprofessional.
Getting rid of rote stuff is a great plan. <filing that for later>
