And honestly, I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand I want her to know real challenge (common theme on this board, it sounds like!) on the other, learning patience with slower learners is an important life-skill too.
Thanks for your help. I will try to stop stealing this thread now! Sorry!
Patience is a virtue, but asking a 5 or 6 year old to practice it for more than minutes at a time is asking quite a lot, from my personal perspective. Hard work is also a virtue. You will send your daughter a message loud and clear by how you handle this situation: Which virtue matters more in your family?
I myself do find 'being left to do one's own thing' in 1st grade sounds very appealing in a romantic sort of way. But given the current society that we live in, I don't think you are going to be sending the message that you really want to send by leaving her to that. I think that - at least during the 'group work'-you could expect her to be sent up to a classroom that is teaching what she needs to be learning. And I do mean ASAP, not at the end of the school year.
If the school is willing to do formal IQ and achievement testing, that would be a good start. If not, I wouldn't blame you for wanting to have that done professionally before doing the gradeskip - but no matter what the tests say, her current situation isn't meeting her current educational needs, and therefore needs to change.
Love and More Love,
Grinity
