Comments on: Kindergarten Ready or Not? http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/09/kindergarten-ready-or-not/ Love, Laughter, and Madness Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:36:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Deb L http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/09/kindergarten-ready-or-not/#comment-186945 Deb L Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:26:43 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/09/kindergarten-ready-or-not/#comment-186945 hehehe, my teachers liked me. they just always told my parents that they wished I would "apply myself more" and "live up to my potential" and things like that. *g* hehehe, my teachers liked me. they just always told my parents that they wished I would “apply myself more” and “live up to my potential” and things like that. *g*

]]> By: Cottontimer http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/09/kindergarten-ready-or-not/#comment-186898 Cottontimer Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:21:01 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/09/kindergarten-ready-or-not/#comment-186898 "vastly annoying" I can see you were a joy to teach. ;) I pretty much found everything and everyone annoying in high school. “vastly annoying”

I can see you were a joy to teach. ;) I pretty much found everything and everyone annoying in high school.

]]> By: Cottontimer http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/09/kindergarten-ready-or-not/#comment-186897 Cottontimer Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:20:11 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/09/kindergarten-ready-or-not/#comment-186897 HAHAHA I knew you would say something like that. Homeschool is certainly not an easier alternative to traditional school. HAHAHA I knew you would say something like that. Homeschool is certainly not an easier alternative to traditional school.

]]> By: Deb L http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/09/kindergarten-ready-or-not/#comment-186893 Deb L Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:11:34 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/09/kindergarten-ready-or-not/#comment-186893 If I could have just read books, chattered about them in class, made art and music, and been able to have unstructured playtime at recess, I would have loved school. Much of my experience, even through university, was that teachers assign a lot of pointless busy-work just to have a tangible bit of paper evidence to justify the grades they handed out. vastly annoying. good luck instilling that ethic! let me know if you figure out the secret, LOL If I could have just read books, chattered about them in class, made art and music, and been able to have unstructured playtime at recess, I would have loved school. Much of my experience, even through university, was that teachers assign a lot of pointless busy-work just to have a tangible bit of paper evidence to justify the grades they handed out. vastly annoying.

good luck instilling that ethic! let me know if you figure out the secret, LOL

]]> By: Deb L http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/09/kindergarten-ready-or-not/#comment-186892 Deb L Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:09:19 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/09/kindergarten-ready-or-not/#comment-186892 And, to borrow a phrase from a friend, I could always stab my eyes out with chopsticks. heh And, to borrow a phrase from a friend, I could always stab my eyes out with chopsticks. heh

]]> By: Cottontimer http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/09/kindergarten-ready-or-not/#comment-186773 Cottontimer Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:20:46 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/09/kindergarten-ready-or-not/#comment-186773 I really gotta wonder at kids who love school. I don't think I ever loved it. It was simply a mostly boring job that I knew I had to accomplish. Gotta instill that work ethic in Stephen. He's already complaining about having to go back to school in 3+ weeks. *sigh* I really gotta wonder at kids who love school. I don’t think I ever loved it. It was simply a mostly boring job that I knew I had to accomplish. Gotta instill that work ethic in Stephen. He’s already complaining about having to go back to school in 3+ weeks. *sigh*

]]> By: Cottontimer http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/09/kindergarten-ready-or-not/#comment-186771 Cottontimer Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:19:01 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/09/kindergarten-ready-or-not/#comment-186771 You could always homeschool.... heh You could always homeschool…. heh

]]> By: Gill http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/09/kindergarten-ready-or-not/#comment-186251 Gill Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:48:34 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/09/kindergarten-ready-or-not/#comment-186251 My eldest was one of the younger kids in her class, there were times in the first year or two of school when I seriously wondered whether I should have held her back a year - academically she was fine, but I think she battled emotionally. Now that she is older I am SO glad I didn't hold her back, she would go nuts if she still had another year of school left!! My eldest was one of the younger kids in her class, there were times in the first year or two of school when I seriously wondered whether I should have held her back a year - academically she was fine, but I think she battled emotionally. Now that she is older I am SO glad I didn’t hold her back, she would go nuts if she still had another year of school left!!

]]> By: Deb L http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/09/kindergarten-ready-or-not/#comment-186247 Deb L Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:42:50 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/09/kindergarten-ready-or-not/#comment-186247 I'm just glad my little ones have late-October birthdays, so they automatically get almost an entire year extra before they have to deal with standardized testing and sitting still and inadequate recess. No, I'm not a fan of our typical system of educating young children. heh. But I can't afford to put my children in Montessori, so I'm stuck with it. I’m just glad my little ones have late-October birthdays, so they automatically get almost an entire year extra before they have to deal with standardized testing and sitting still and inadequate recess.

No, I’m not a fan of our typical system of educating young children. heh. But I can’t afford to put my children in Montessori, so I’m stuck with it.

]]> By: Cottontimer http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/09/kindergarten-ready-or-not/#comment-185935 Cottontimer Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:19:06 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/09/kindergarten-ready-or-not/#comment-185935 Your little LBRs are headed for greatness!! Your little LBRs are headed for greatness!!

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