What age do yuor children start kindergarten?
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They have to be 5 years old by September 1st to start Kindergarden.
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A lot of schools will not let a child start until they are 5 or 6.\nBut if there is a school that has children that young learning, I would suggest sitting in on a class or two with your child and see if you are both comfortable with it.
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It is 5 including your own under the age of 5 years. The numbers are as follows: 1 under the age of 1; 2 under the age of 2 and so on. These are the guidelines of the Day Nurseries Act in Ontario.
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if it's only up to 6th, it's definitely 6th grade, but kindergarten teachers are about the hardest working, most patient teachers I know (I've worked in elementary ed for 20 years)\n8th grade is actually the worst of all!
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The formal operational stage occurs in children aged 11 years plus, according to Piaget. I've got a psychology folder on it, email me if you want any details.
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In general, most organized hockey and hockey schools start for children around age five. I have not seen any schools for children under that age but there may be some out there.
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I don't think there is one answer for all those age groups.  The ratio would be different for 3 year olds than for 12 year olds.  I say that from my background as classroom teacher (all grades from K to 10 over 32 years) and special education teacher.\n\nIn my teaching career I found that if class numbers were 20 or less, the learning situation was much better than in bigger classes.  When I taught high school, classes of 25 were not as difficult as classes of 25 younger students.  With numbers less than 20 after about third grade I sometimes found there was not enough interaction and variety in the class.     \n\nAs a special education teacher I found that 1 on 1 was rarely if ever the best scenario - too intense and too much pressure on the child.  None of us could cope with being taught 1 - 1 all day.  For teaching of specific skills in special education I preferred groups of about 6 or 8.\n\nI did not ever teach children as young as 3 (other than my own children), but I would guess a ratio of no more than 10 or 12 to 1 would be workable.  For kindergarten I would recommend no more than 15 - 1.\n\nThose are my thoughts on it.  I hope this helps.
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I agree completely with warren1515.  young children learn through playing.  Some of the academics that are done in kindergarten are appropriate and good but there should always be play time, the kids need it and will get burned out if they don't get it.  I also think that many school systems assume that all children are going to preschool and getting the skills they need to begin kindergarten with this new curriculum and that is just not the case.  Many states are now beginning free state funded preschools to encourage parents to put their kids in preschool.
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The most important thing for a child in kindergarten is social skills. Once they have the concept of sharing, being kind, listening and not talking when someone else is, then you can work on the academics like letters, numbers and reading. Most kids starting kindergarten can't read, but should know how to read and print their own name. Knowing the alphabet and recognizing the letters and the sounds they make will give your child a head start.\n\nDon't stress out about this too much. ALL kids in kindergarten and grade 1 are at different levels. They will level out eventually!
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early childhood education or elementary education
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I am not sure the child's age you are thinking about.\nBut I recommend the New School in Fayetteville for preschool (ref. 1).\nYou can also try First School.\nGood luck.
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None.  I had a classmate in law school who was in her 50s.  She had been a kindergarten teacher for 20+ years before that. One of her former students was in the group of law students a year behind us!
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I`ve taught K, 1 and 2, and found Grade Two the easiest, though I enjoyed Kindergarten most.  Grade One is a pivotal year.  This is when most children actually learn to read.  You have to work hard and fast to keep ahead of these little people with their developing brains.  Good luck.
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around the ages of 7-10
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"The best place to start gathering information on what will be expected of your <child> is the school that they will be attending. Most school corporations have a readiness checklist for children entering their kindergartens. You need this list because it will tell you the skills that the school expects your <child> to have when they enter kindergarten. Use it as a guide for getting them ready for school.\nHere is a checklist that you can use right now to see if your child meets the general expectations of most kindergartens. Your <child> should be able to do the following:\n\n\nspeak clearly enough to be understood\n\nknow their name, address, phone number, and parents' full names\n\nbe happy away from home\n\nhandle all their personal needs, such as going to the bathroom and tying shoes\n\nplay well with other children, share toys and games, and respect others' property\n\nmake simple choices\n\nexpress their own needs and wants in an age-appropriate manner\n\nfollow rules, especially safety rules\n\nfollow a series of three directions\n\nChildren who are well prepared for the academic side of school will be able to handle the following tasks most of the time:\n\ntell the right hand from the left\n\nuse crayons, paints, paste, and clay appropriately\n\ndraw rather than scribble\n\ntell or retell a story\n\nanswer questions about a short story\n\nlisten to a story for at least five minutes\n\nwork independently for five or more minutes\n\nlisten to a rhyme and hear similarities and differences\n\nrecognize similarities and differences in the sizes, shapes, and colors of objects\n\ncopy simple shapes\n\ncompare objects by size\n\nbounce and catch a ball showing the hand-eye coordination necessary for reading and math"
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social like interacting with other people, you have to learn how to work with others and get along even though you may have differences, is that your question?  anyway, pre-school for kids that need a social adjustment before they get to kindergarten.  going back to college (me) at 35 years old for a social adjustment (learning how to deal with other people that are over 4 years old)
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http://www.kidzone.ws/kindergarten/letterk.htm