RE: Some parental advice from all the lovely parentals? Non parentals also welcome :D
October 2, 2015 at 10:13 am
@FNM I really want this to be her decision as much as possible, but she is 7 and she just doesn't understand "how come my teacher doesn't teach all the other kids how to read chapter books so we can all go to the same classes".
When I was a kid I nearly failed the fourth grade because I refused to do any homework. The only thing that saved me were my excellent testing scores. My parents refused to move me up because I was already younger than most of my class. I don't want that for my daughter, but as an adult I can understand their decision. When you're younger than everyone in your grade it seems like it would be stressful not to mention difficult to have a healthy social life.
When I was a kid I nearly failed the fourth grade because I refused to do any homework. The only thing that saved me were my excellent testing scores. My parents refused to move me up because I was already younger than most of my class. I don't want that for my daughter, but as an adult I can understand their decision. When you're younger than everyone in your grade it seems like it would be stressful not to mention difficult to have a healthy social life.
