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

Banty wrote:

> I just think that the school systems, are at the least, *complicit* in
these
> red****rting tidal waves as it allows them to sit down a big pro****tion
of kids
> one year older for those high-stakes tests.  Since they'll be giving the
tests
> and enforcing the rules, I'm not optimistic.
> 
> And I'm not sure how one can *make* a family that keeps their kid home
an extra
> year to start kindy, take their kid to kindy.  I guess it woudl have to
be a
> truancy thing.

Agreed.

My district does do kindergarten screenings.  The kids move around from 
one 'booth' to another and various thing are *****sed and then their is 
a brief meeting with the parents to let them know if they think the 
child is ready for kindy.

FWIW both my boys passed the screening - the teachers are still very 
pro-red ****rting though - and parents make the final decision either way.

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Nikki, mama to 4 boys