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Grades vs Education
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RE: Grades vs Education
(December 18, 2013 at 7:15 am)Kayenneh Wrote: I have to disagree with you Lil. I learned how to read when I was three, so when I started school (one year earlier than I should have) when I was six, my teacher had to give me the reading material for the third grade in order to give me enough challenge. Though, the whole idea of having to start school at a certain age is quite ridiculous, one should start when one's ready. Age has not necessarily anything to do with it.

Oh, you had the option? That's nice. I didn't.

I'm with you on anti-agism, though Smile It has pretty much nothing to do with anything, but nobody listens to me, and then they're all "NO, THE BRAIN BLAH BLAH AT THIS TIME FOR MOST PEEPLEZ" and stuff.

Yeah, I'm completely with you. Why wouldn't I be?

(December 18, 2013 at 7:20 am)pocaracas Wrote: On average, people are ready by the age of 6... That's why primary school starts there.

Hilariously, there's actually no data to suggest when people are, or are not, ready for school. What does being ready for school constitute? That might get you somewhere that actually is somewhere.

(December 18, 2013 at 8:06 am)feeling Wrote: Yeah and there are special schools for slowpokes.

Well, you'd know, wouldn't you? Sleepy
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Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
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Grades vs Education - by TheBeardedDude - December 16, 2013 at 12:24 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by MindForgedManacle - December 16, 2013 at 12:29 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by bennyboy - December 17, 2013 at 4:06 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by TheBeardedDude - December 16, 2013 at 12:33 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by Minimalist - December 16, 2013 at 12:39 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by TaraJo - December 16, 2013 at 1:05 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by pocaracas - December 16, 2013 at 12:39 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by TheBeardedDude - December 16, 2013 at 12:46 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by Fidel_Castronaut - December 16, 2013 at 12:51 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by Fidel_Castronaut - December 16, 2013 at 12:48 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by pocaracas - December 16, 2013 at 12:49 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by TheBeardedDude - December 16, 2013 at 12:53 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by Fidel_Castronaut - December 16, 2013 at 12:55 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by TheBeardedDude - December 16, 2013 at 12:58 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by Kayenneh - December 16, 2013 at 1:00 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by TheBeardedDude - December 16, 2013 at 1:02 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by JohnCrichton72 - December 18, 2013 at 6:09 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by JohnCrichton72 - December 18, 2013 at 9:31 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by pineapplebunnybounce - December 17, 2013 at 4:48 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by Jacob(smooth) - December 17, 2013 at 5:17 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by Darth - December 17, 2013 at 5:25 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by Jacob(smooth) - December 17, 2013 at 5:29 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by pineapplebunnybounce - December 17, 2013 at 6:46 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by Darth - December 17, 2013 at 5:47 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by feeling - December 17, 2013 at 5:48 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by Fidel_Castronaut - December 17, 2013 at 8:56 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by Kayenneh - December 17, 2013 at 6:33 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by Ben Davis - December 17, 2013 at 9:33 am
Re: RE: Grades vs Education - by NoraBrimstone - December 17, 2013 at 9:48 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by Jacob(smooth) - December 17, 2013 at 10:30 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by Violet - December 18, 2013 at 4:54 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by pocaracas - December 18, 2013 at 5:42 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by Violet - December 18, 2013 at 6:22 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by Kayenneh - December 18, 2013 at 7:15 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by pocaracas - December 18, 2013 at 7:20 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by feeling - December 18, 2013 at 8:06 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by Jacob(smooth) - December 18, 2013 at 3:10 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by Violet - December 18, 2013 at 4:48 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by Jacob(smooth) - December 20, 2013 at 3:26 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by Fidel_Castronaut - December 18, 2013 at 9:50 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by Violet - December 18, 2013 at 10:08 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by Clueless Morgan - December 18, 2013 at 2:08 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by Violet - December 18, 2013 at 8:44 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by Fidel_Castronaut - December 18, 2013 at 2:37 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by Clueless Morgan - December 18, 2013 at 3:51 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by Blake the Heretic - December 21, 2013 at 3:33 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by Jacob(smooth) - December 21, 2013 at 4:12 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by Blake the Heretic - December 21, 2013 at 4:28 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by Crulax - December 23, 2013 at 11:27 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by bennyboy - December 25, 2013 at 8:32 pm
RE: Grades vs Education - by Blake the Heretic - December 26, 2013 at 11:49 am
RE: Grades vs Education - by bennyboy - December 26, 2013 at 6:31 pm

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