Our schools are testing using the Geselle instrument (spelling unclear) and some are sorting the 'immature' into classrooms full of immature...which seems like it must be making somebody's life easier, but I don't think an immature child learns maturity in a sea of immaturity. Personally, how about we let parents decide and figure out how to teach the kids we get, not the ones we wish he had?? I don't mean to sound harsh, but I have readiness issues. Every child is ready to learn, they just may not be so keen on what we want to teach them.
Lori On 8/4/07 4:45 PM, "Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Personal experience with my two children shows the exceptions. My son's > birthday is July 29. The cut off date in Florida was July 31. He has always > been described as exceptionally mature for his age. > > On the other hand, my daughter's birthday is March 26. The cut off date in > NC was October 16 when she was little. She has always been more immature than > her peers. I knew this and have always regretted not keeping her home another > year. (Fifteen years later, she continues to be immature for her age.) > > By the way, NC will change the cutoff date to Aug. 31 in 2009. > > I think we need another measure for deciding if children are ready for > school. I don't know what would have happened to my son if he'd had to wait > another year. (He had already figured out multiplication 6 months before going > to K!) > > > > > Joy/NC/4 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and content > go hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute July 17-20. 2008 Tucson, Arizona _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
