Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums General Discussion What is Learned in Kindergarten (at least here)

For the record, I didn't mean to insult non-gifted kids either, as I am a parent to one (or at least a child who would be deemed ND by her brother's "standards"). I know for the items I posted, they are pretty much dead on, as this state uses the CRCT, and they hardly waiver from what needs to be learned based on each grade's CRCT level.

Though I'm not using that listing to say "my kid is smarter than that kid", I did find it useful in my own personal assessment of dd. I figured she was near an "end of K" level and that listing gives aide to that assessment. I think our district has a bit more on the academic side too - K kids learn up to 100, for example.

Not meaning to insult anyone either, or suggest their kid is at any particular level or not. I agree that, if you speak to the Kindergarten's teachers, and they agree these are their expectations at the end of K and that children should not be further ahead, then the school would probably not be a good fit for a child who has already achieved them. It's just that I personally find those goals so low for a child of average I.Q, that in themselves, without further investigation, I wouldn't assume anything about the school or my child's abilities regarding Kindergarten.

Our state provide information on what they should know by K in booklets. One might look on a state ed. website.