If they changed the rules and your child could start kindergarten at 3, would you ?, or wait untill fiive?

Answer 1

i would wait until the child is 6 and starts first grade,, i homeschooled my daughter for pre-k and kindergarten,,,, and did it from age 3 to 5

Answer 2

5

Answer 3

First of all, kindergarten is an inappropriate setting for even the brightest preschoolers.
Why? Because their cognitive and emotional development is not at a kindergarten level.
Excellent preschools and parents can provide the bright preschooler with activities and learning environments to appropriately foster their growth and development.

Since most kindergarten programs are full-day and already imitating first grade in their core curriculum and expectations...most boys and even girls with later birthdays (after July) do much better if they are 6 years old when they start Kindergarten.
Education today is data driven. Subsequently, many school districts are not allowing students to start until age 6.

Answer 4

I would wait until 5! I wish I could wait even longer. DS was 4 in October and I cannot believe he is starting kindergarten this September!!! I am sure there are 3 year olds that may be ready, but not my little turkey-boy!

Answer 5

I did start school at 3 years old. I had the necessary intelligence, I had the necessary skills. I would never do it to my children. Kids took advantage of me (unfortunately I also was very small for my age) and altogether it was not a good experience. I also missed out on a very important things like playing and exploring. I also missed out on what if....situations (what if x happens? what will be Y then?) I picked it up for later in life, but it would have been easier for me if I'd had that extra 1 or 2 years.

Answer 6

um... in response to cassandra.... children under five are NOT harmed by being away from mom for more than 10 hours a week. in fact there is quite a bit of research that has shown that especially for lower class children they do BETTER when they are in preschool.

in response to the question.... kindergarten starts at 5 for a reason. that kind of structured learning is not conducive to a child's mind under that age. before 5 or 6, children learn the best through play! (thats why preschools are mainly free play)

Answer 7

I would definately wait. Here's why: My daughter turned 5 only a couple weeks before starting Kindergarten and ended up repeating because children aren't always emotionally and mentally capable of understanding the learning process before close to six years of age. Better to wait til they are ready.

Answer 8

5, and I am going with how my son was at 3. I don't think he was ready for kindergarten. Plus as a mom if you are able to stay at home with your kids you have cut your time short if they started full time school at 3. Those years are just too important to miss out on

Answer 9

No. That would mean they would be 4 in first grade. At that age they don't have the social skills to connect with other children that are older. My son is young 4 and is in Pre K and the kids are animals. Hitting each other and horse playing. With a 3 year old in that enviroment it could end up bad and start a vicious trend of your kid being picked on. Unless your 3 year old is big for their age and already has the social skills because he has older siblings. But I would say no.

Answer 10

I moved to France when my youngest son was just 3 so he started kindergarten at that age. They stay in kindergarten 3 years there, at different levels. We moved back home since and it hasn't helped him to start that young. In fact, he's not doing as well as my oldest son who started kindergarten at 5.