Reading
At the end of kindergarten there are a handful of kids that are pretty good readers. Really good readers in my opinion for kindergarten. They love it. Scott was not one of those. He really didn't like doing any homework let alone something as hard as reading. It didn't bother me and was very evident that his mind was just not ready to learn in that way. All I cared about last year was Scott enjoying school and getting along with kids which he did. He loved his friends. He learned social skills and confidence for which I am so grateful for! In some ways I think the American school curriculum needs to go back to how it was when we were kids. We push these little kids to do these advanced things at such a young age and half the time half the class is just not ready or mature enough. I feel like we think the younger we start them, the better they will be when that isn't always the case. I tell parents with a crying 3 year old that if they wait a year there 4 year ol