The new first grade (US schools)

[toto]

Interesting article about the pressure on young children today.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14638573/site/newsweek/


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[Chookie]

In article >,
toto > wrote:

> Interesting article about the pressure on young children today.
>
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14638573/site/newsweek/

Whew! Scary!

I do think that K is more academics-focussed, but that could be because of
DS1's school's heavy emphasis on literacy. They seem to expose the kids to
things for longer -- so they've started pre-multiplication work, for example.

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