tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37267517.post8058003241606687365..comments2023-10-29T08:28:08.278-06:00Comments on A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ELLE: KIDS DO AND SAY THE DARNEDEST THINGSEllehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440439321955281021noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37267517.post-17924833817379557472009-02-04T09:59:00.000-07:002009-02-04T09:59:00.000-07:00I am in the field of education. I have my PhD in ...I am in the field of education. I have my PhD in education and teach in a graduate education program; I also taught grade school for many years. I am also a mom to a little boy whose birthday is right before the kindergarten cut-off. There is a term for holding your child back - it is called redshirting - and despite the willingness if others to tell you what you should do, I would urge you to research it for yourself from reputable sources (see your local librarian). While there is some debate, most research agrees that any differences initially can not be seen past third grade. It is such a personal decision, make sure to consider the big picture. Ask your school district what the average age is (how many kids are starting early vs. late)...consider how either decision will impact your child not just in the early elementary years but in middle and high school...and research, research, research!! My husband and I have still not made the decision for our own son :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37267517.post-13467784740532139772008-01-12T21:02:00.000-07:002008-01-12T21:02:00.000-07:00As for the kindergarten thing, younger kids tend t...As for the kindergarten thing, younger kids tend to struggle with everything that they learn in kindergarten. Yeah, they lowered the age... but the standard of learning is VERY high for a young child. I'm giving my youngest an extra year because we struggled with my oldest... she had to take Kindergarten twice because she was the youngest in the class and just not ready to take it all on yet. Having 2+ years of preschool isn't that bad but to say I took kindergarten twice the kids look at you weird. Even if you make it a positive experience.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the wart thing. Hopefully that's what it is... so that freezing isn't done for nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37267517.post-55305703136211925802008-01-10T10:53:00.000-07:002008-01-10T10:53:00.000-07:00if you want to be absolutely certain, can you wait...if you want to be absolutely certain, can you wait until it heals? if it's a wart, won't it grow back? You can have it removed when it grows back - at least this way you would know for sure.<BR/><BR/>As a former first grade teacher, I can tell you it's easy to spot the kids that start when they are 4. I hate to say it, but they just aren't ready. I always wanted my district to move the cut-off to Aug 15th.Fratzelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04825868178731211899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37267517.post-10719268875610622482008-01-09T20:37:00.000-07:002008-01-09T20:37:00.000-07:00Damn it Lainey LOL - ah you are probably right. HE...Damn it Lainey LOL - ah you are probably right. HE is probably right. I just was looking for an excuse NOT to subject her to that kind of pain. SIGH!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37267517.post-38508331854756917252008-01-09T19:55:00.000-07:002008-01-09T19:55:00.000-07:00sounds like a plantar wart, which are very common ...sounds like a plantar wart, which are very common on feet & they are all calloused around the edges, and the wart is in the center with "seed" looking things, and you can "dig" them out like it sounds like she might have done.<BR/><BR/>So---it could be that she had a plantar wart & removed the center portion, but from what I understand, you still need to have the rest excised or frozen.<BR/><BR/>ewwwy.<BR/><BR/>poor little foot!Lainey-Paneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722187515774744428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37267517.post-34047557669613999902008-01-09T18:29:00.000-07:002008-01-09T18:29:00.000-07:00That's weird that the school has such a long cut o...That's weird that the school has such a long cut off for Kindergarten. I thought most schools had late September cut off's. Speaking as someone who started school at 4 (my bday was a week before the cut off) I wish my parents had waited and sent me at 5. I struggled through school my entire time. Now, it's always possible I woulda anyway, but I'll never know. <BR/>Just my 2 cents worth on that subject.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com