> > Tim > It make our system look like what it is....a joke! > > Depending upon the teacher, and I should add that the Kent, Washington > State > school dist is considered one of the better in the US, the children have > little to no homework. > > School starts at 8:45. The school day ends at 2:55. There are two recess > and > one lunch break. > > While we here in the US have English - at least for now - as a native > language, it is not taught much beyond very basic spelling in first grade. > Kindergarten is just glorified day care. There really isn't that much math > or reading > until 3 - 4th grade. > > My son went into kindergarten knowing as much as most second to third > grade > students but I could not get the teacher to teach to his level. In third > grade > he was playing chess and trying to teach others but no imagination from > the > teachers on this. Amazing. It's the DUMB DOWN system. > > I don't know what NY is like buy you may well want to look into home > schooling. > > Laurence Lance I don't know what NY is like either since we are in Tennessee. She'll be going to private school perhaps as early as Monday. We have our interview with them today. Tim