Kindergarten entrance Age

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2 total messages Started by pmaguire Sat, 20 Apr 1996 00:00

#193

Author: pmaguire
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1996 00:00

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Our school district is reviewing the implications of our Kindergarten 
Entrance Age cut-off - currently must be five before March 1 - and would 
appreciate some observations from teachers and others.  What is the 
cut-off in your district?  What strategies do you use to discourage 
parents from placing children who are eligible due to age, but are not 
ready due to immaturity or ?? Any helpful info would be appreciated. 
Replies can be posted here or e-mailed to me directly.
Thanks!
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Patrick Maguire                      email: pmaguire@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca
Sherwood Park, AB, T8A 5A1

Re: Kindergarten entrance Age

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Author: Jillian Johnston
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 00:00

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The Calgary school boards have the same age cut-off.  I don't
know if maturity at ECS entrance is always a good indication of
maturity at jr. high school especially for boys. (i know this is
a sexist comment but I have a daughter in Gr.8 who was held back
a year - Feb3 birthdate - and she finds all of the boys in her
school far too 'young').  I am coming up on the same decision
with my youngest child whose birthdate is Jan8/93.  I will watch
with interest the result of this question.


pmaguire@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca wrote:
: Our school district is reviewing the implications of our Kindergarten 
: Entrance Age cut-off - currently must be five before March 1 - and would 
: appreciate some observations from teachers and others.  What is the 
: cut-off in your district?  What strategies do you use to discourage 
: parents from placing children who are eligible due to age, but are not 
: ready due to immaturity or ?? Any helpful info would be appreciated. 
: Replies can be posted here or e-mailed to me directly.
: Thanks!
: ___________________________________________________________________________
: Patrick Maguire                      email: pmaguire@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca
: Sherwood Park, AB, T8A 5A1

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Jillian Johnston
Dept. of Biological Sciences       Guider
Univ. of Calgary		   30 Pathfinders, Tanisi District

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