Re: study of red****rting (late entrance to kndergarten)

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>On Jul 18, 9:48=A0am, Banty <Banty_mem...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> I don't think it's a problem of a few judicious cases - it's a problem
of
>> widespread practice with social forces going in that direction. Else it
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>> be borne out in these studies.
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>> Banty
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>Exactly. I think we agree -- and from what I've heard, I wouldn't
>consider your son's old teacher to have been particularly judicious.

But *she* thought she was beign judicious.

But, yes, a little flexibility is a good thing.  If it's not abused or
turn into
this tidal wave like it did.

Actually, I think there should be "multi-grade" classrooms to begin with,
where
these needs and differences and non-linearities in development can be
addressed
better.

But as long as there is this kind of age stratification, we need to work
with
that age stratification.

But, y'know, flexibility and "gift of time" and moving towards multi-grade
classrooms are all aruments that get trotted out to sup****t red****rting.

I read the phrase "gift of time" again after all these years since my
son's
second grade teacher told me it over and over again, recently in a NYT
article. 
I was ready to smack my laptop "gift of time" my you-know-what..

www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/education/25gift.html 

Banty