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Kids shouldnt start school till age six or seven

Kids shouldnt start school till age six or seven           reply
12/09/2013 11:03 - Choosing a School / Application Procedures
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Kids shouldn´t start school till age six or seven!

This is according to a group of experts in the UK. They say this is "because of the profound damage the current education system is causing" (in UK). In Finland kids don´t start formal education until age 7. What do you think - have we got it right here in Ireland starting kids at age 4/5 yrs?

You can read the UK story here

http://news.sky.com/story/1140501/children-start-school-too-young-experts





re : Kids shouldnt start school till age six or seven           reply
08/06/2014 20:56 - Choosing a School / Application Procedures
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Hi, I totally agree!!! I´m from Sweden and didn´t start ´proper´ school til I was 7...Some kids start when they´re 6 but if the teacher feels the child is not school-ready they´re sent home for another year! I really don´t feel comfortable with the age they send them to school in this country...Let them be kids and play for as long as possible!
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