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Er, if you can't read before you get to kindergarten your parents are fucking up. Either that or they're recognizing and embracing the uniqueness of your passi
by JabavuAdams 16y ago
Er, if you can't read before you get to kindergarten your parents are fucking up.
Either that or they're recognizing and embracing the uniqueness of your passion to not read.
- eru 16y agoAre you talking about the kind of Kindergarten that starts at the age of 3? (In Germany it would probably not be a good idea to teach your kids how to read before they go to enter school (at age 6 or 7). Schooling is mandatory in Germany, and elementary school is boring enough if you don't already know the stuff they are trying to teach you. If you have more choice for your kids, then reading earlier may or may not be a good idea.)
- pmjordan 16y agoI don't see why it would be a bad idea, many kids seem to fail to learn to read well if the task of teaching it is left to the school. FWIW, I could read when I started school (at 6, in Austria [1]), as well as do simple maths; I was bored pretty much throughout my education, but at least I did well. Bored & lagging behind surely must be worse. [1] homeschooling is permitted here but it's extremely rare as far as I know.
- eru 16y agoYes, the best solution is getting better (un-)schooling, instead of having to work around and against the education system.
- s-phi-nl 16y agoI could not read before kindergarten and, given that they later home-schooled me, I would not say my parents were "fucking up".
- JabavuAdams 16y agoYou need to read that post using my over-the-top ranting voice. No offence to your parents.
- kragen 16y agoYou might just have a mental disability of some kind, such as dyslexia, or a physical one, such as blindness. I know at least one person who I'm pretty confident would have been able to read by kindergarten (knowing his parents) but for his lack of mental capacity. For 90% of the population I agree.