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Don't know what you're all arguing about - but academic research suggests that teaching children too early at nursery is detrimental to their subsequent education. Not sure about their socialisation skills.
In Scandinavia, kids are sent to formal schooling (e.g. nursery) much later.
Don't know what you're all arguing about - but academic research suggests that teaching children too early at nursery is detrimental to their subsequent education. Not sure about their socialisation skills.
In Scandinavia, kids are sent to formal schooling (e.g. nursery) much later.
Not quite true - they go to kindergarden up till 7 (Nursery in other words) and then start school/formal education.
From what I've read, I agree with that policy. I don't like the idea of my kid having to start pre-school at 3 (She's right in the end of her year, so she starts very very early). In the UK you can't change that, in some other countries you can choose to hold them back.
Probably helps that in Scandinavia primary school teachers have to be university graduates, unlike here.
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Don't know what you're all arguing about - but academic research suggests that teaching children too early at nursery is detrimental to their subsequent education. Not sure about their socialisation skills.
In Scandinavia, kids are sent to formal schooling (e.g. nursery) much later.
I don't know about the research, but observation of my kids and other kids shows some are ready and eager to learn and some are happy just playing.
My middle one aged 4 1/2 - she watches the eldest doing her homework and just wants to copy her.
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