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My daughter is 6 (soon to be seven), in the 1st grade and her teacher is teaching both 1st and 2nd grade work to the class. Though my daughter is doing reasonably well, I'd like to understand the point of teaching next year's curriculum a year early (any grade). My daughter is a bit stressed as are many of her classmates. If studies show that children are supposed to learn certain levels of information by the end of whatever grade they are in (and so on up the ladder), what is gained by teaching a grade up?
My daughter is 6 (soon to be seven), in the 1st grade and her teacher is teaching both 1st and 2nd grade work to the class. Though my daughter is doing reasonably well, I'd like to understand the point of teaching next year's curriculum a year early (any grade). My daughter is a bit stressed as are many of her classmates. If studies show that children are supposed to learn certain levels of information by the end of whatever grade they are in (and so on up the ladder), what is gained by teaching a grade up?
Is it a special combination class that will be doing 3rd grade work next year? Or second semester 2nd grade in the fall and first semester third grade work in the spring and stay together through elementary school?
Please clarify with the teacher as this may be a way of teaching gifted students.
Teachers are under pressure from test scores. In some states, they actually have to show improvement each year, even when the kids are already on grade level. Plus, in my school, all the test scores (in first grade, the reading test and writing score) were made public and circulated among teachers and administrators. That means people felt compelled to have impressive scores. Some even fudged them.
My daughter is 6 (soon to be seven), in the 1st grade and her teacher is teaching both 1st and 2nd grade work to the class. Though my daughter is doing reasonably well, I'd like to understand the point of teaching next year's curriculum a year early (any grade). My daughter is a bit stressed as are many of her classmates. If studies show that children are supposed to learn certain levels of information by the end of whatever grade they are in (and so on up the ladder), what is gained by teaching a grade up?
Why don't you ask for a conference to find out?
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