In some ways K (2.5 hrs five days a week) is great for my DD5: her teacher truly enjoys her, loves that my DD gets her sarcasm and says that my DD is happy, popular, and stays on task, her handwriting is excellent, she ties her shoes, and the staff really enjoys her (all the specialists coming in and out of the classroom for various kids). The only thing my DD ever needs correction with is not trying to be the teacher and telling other kids what to do.
I basically accepted the idea that kindergarten would be an adjustment year and we didn't expect that she would learn anything academic (in school. At home, we continue to do more), but I am not comfortable with that for next year when she jumps from two and a half hours a day to full days. The staff clearly sees she is gifted and will have her in their pull out program starting next year, but that is only one day a week for one hour, the rest of the time she will have to sit through lessons that will be far below where she is and her teacher keeps saying how they take their kids WIDE not UP and while I am all for broadening their horizon, why are they so afraid of letting them go up (she is already doing negative numbers, fractions, multiplication / division etc. and reading at such a high fluent level with comprehension that I have no idea what grade it would be). I am one of the few on here who is nervous about skipping a grade. She is on the younger side in her classroom as it is. Public school is our primary option and I do not see homeschooling as a great option right now.
Is anyone familiar with this phrase / idea (wide not up)? If so, what did that mean for your child?
Last edited by TwinkleToes; 01/28/12 03:40 AM.
