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

enigma wrote:
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>  the Waldorf philosophy has the same teacher with the class 
> from K through 8th grade. i would think that that allows some 
> working toability rather than stagnating waiting for your 
> peers to catch up, but i don't actually know any Waldorf 
> students or parents.

It wasn't a Waldolf school, but my daughter had the same teacher for the 
two school years when she was 5yo and 6yo.  Although they got on fine 
(and the teacher was lovely), it wouldn't really have worked to continue.

The real problem was that DD was the youngest in her class, but she 
progressed relatively fast.  So at the start of the time, she was acting 
her age, which was less advanced than the children who were a year older 
then her.  I think the teacher still saw her a bit as one of the 'young' 
children.

When she changed teachers, the new teacher got a fresh view of her, as 
chronologically young, but academically advanced.

FWIW, my son has had the same form tutor for the last three years, but 
as its a secondary school, they don't have many lessons with him.

-- 
Penny Gaines
UK mum to three