No child left behind. Except for the bright ones, because I’m pretty sure they’re just showing off.<\/p>\n
Texas law states that kids have to be five years old by September 1 to get into kindergarten. If you want to try to place a younger child into kindergarten, they have to take the third grade<\/b> TAKS test and pass it.<\/p>\n
Caroline misses the cut-off by a couple of days. Even though she’s reading, spelling, and writing, she can’t get into public school. The decision is not left up to the school districts, who would be in a position to evaluate and assess what kids are ready. It’s a state law, faceless, with no accountability and no flexibility.<\/p>\n
Looks like we’re going to have to send her to private kindergarten next year and then hope they can place her into first grade the next year. That’s a real shame because Jo’s kindergarten teacher wanted to have Caroline in her class (and vice versa).<\/p>\n
The law is an ass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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