Honestly, if my kid were facing school enrollment requirements during their first few months, and I had the chance to head off to the US, India, or somewhere remote for three to five months, I wouldn't give it a second thought before asking for an extension.
I don't know, I just can't imagine anyone asking for a delay for a seven-year-old for those kinds of reasons. Honestly, I don't think there's any way you'd hold a kid back from school unless they were facing some really serious issues. But then again, kids change so much in just a couple of months.
I went through your whole post and honestly, I didn't see a single downside; all I saw were reasons to support the delay 😂
As for what they watch, my kids are into cartoons—some are obsessed with Victoria's Secret or soap operas, while others prefer MLP. They're all still under 6 months old
You aren't following the RULES. You're acting like you know better than everyone else, putting your own little agenda ahead of the system's guidelines. It’s common knowledge that people come here to follow the framework, not to bend it to their will.
I can't help but wonder about the kids born in the middle of the school year. They probably struggle since they're always the oldest in their class 🤷
I honestly don't see the harm in delaying school. Even if someone just wants to spend those extra four months at the beach with their child—it’s not the end of the world. Some things in life are irreplaceable, but starting school at six and a half instead of seven isn't one of them.
The meal is included, but you aren't obligated to take it or stay for the session. Honestly, I know quite a few people who skip it because the food is actually great, yet their kids just won't eat at all. :/
Well, I guess you're right, but then there's never really a direct comparison between daycare and school costs. I'm just looking at the raw numbers, the base price 😁 So, public school is basically free, whereas daycare starts at $650 minimum if you're going private 😁
True, but I don't actually have to pay for those; I can just opt out of the sports and English classes 😁 And once she starts school, she'll end up doing some kind of sport anyway, though it'll probably be more expensive than what we're getting through daycare 🙂
Especially for those of us using private preschools in a city like Chicago where we get books delivered 😁 I’m hoping to see monthly savings of about $100, even with tuition and meals included
My daughter was actually pretty ready for school last year, even though she wasn't technically due to start yet since her birthday is in April, so I didn't think twice about enrolling her then. Yeah, while she might find some of it a bit more tedious now than she would have last year, she’s also much more capable of handling her own responsibilities. She can ask for help when things get confusing and generally take charge of her own studies much better than she could have back then.
So, the schools haven't been selected yet? We have a new principal at my school, and I'm just crossing my fingers that she's enthusiastic and proactive enough to actually get us signed up. 😁
It’s honestly pretty heartbreaking when a child starts school with speech impediments, only for us to realize that no specialists stepped in to help earlier. I saw this happen in real life once—the pediatrician just brushed off a lisp, saying there was plenty of time for it to fix itself. Meanwhile, the preschool teachers didn't say a word to the parents. Luckily, the kid was enrolled in an intensive program recently, and from what I hear, they're making really fast progress.
If my baby had been born at three months or so, I’d be considering postponing things regardless of how ready she felt. If she had arrived earlier and was actually prepared, I definitely wouldn't be putting it off.
swiftranger16 said:Yeah, I read the entire book. I don't half-ass things like that. Do I seriously have to quote the book for you to get why this is a problem? You need to see the difference between how Kovacic describes Ferkonja and Laura versus what this guy is writing while we're telling kids to face taboos. Get real. I honestly cannot believe there are parents or teachers out there who would actually hand this book to their kids to read. I just can't fucking believe it.
I haven't read the book in question myself, so I'll take that with a grain of salt, but since I asked what grade level this is for, I still feel like a 17 or 18-year-old shouldn't be shielded from "normal" literature. By the way, you can find A Song of Ice and Fire in the children's section at most public libraries, which means any ten-year-old could check it out and read it—and that's easily the most explicit book I've come across since reading Marquis de Sade when I was 15.😂