“Kids who are given inappropriate situations tend to behave inappropriately. A child becoming wiggly, disruptive, or aggressive is much more likely to occur in a classroom that is not developmentally appropriate.” – Amanda Morgan, Notjustcute.com
Four-year-olds sitting in circle for over thirty minutes, five-year-olds expected to read, six-year-olds doing too many worksheets – I’ve seen it all. In both public and private school classrooms. What do all of these scenarios have in common? They all resulted in behavior problems such as the ones Ms. Morgan mentions above.
The answer? That’s a tough one. You can’t undo the curriculum of your child’s school, can you?