Require kindergarteners to be 5 by Sept. 1

08-12-2010

Opinion by Diana Argenti and Natalie Bivas/San Francisco Chronicle

Diana Argenti is a kindergarten teacher and Natalie Bivas is a reading and English language development specialist in the Palo Alto Unified School District.

When you think back to kindergarten, you probably remember finger painting, listening to stories, playing in the sandbox and nap time. You probably do not remember solving story problems in math and writers' workshops. Over the past 10 years, kindergarten has become increasingly academic, though teachers still make time for art, music and play. For some children, it is too much. They try to keep up, but fall behind right away. They keep lagging their classmates when they are 7 and 10 and 15 - or until they give up. (more...)

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