Kindergarten Screening

So Brooklyn had her Kindergarten screening earlier this week.. WTF?!?! Seriously.. i mean come on! I dont know how it is in every state, cause ever County here is different.. but in the county we live in this is a run down of SOME of the questions in the first section of what they call “the screening”

What is a Dr.? They will accept “someone who takes care of you when your sick” that will award you ONE point. If you want 2 points the CORRECT answer they are looking for is Physician… WTF! What 4 year old is going to know what you mean. Shouldnt they ask What else can you call a dr? THEN she might have gotten it right.

What are french fries made of?! WTF!? I spent my time teaching her the stuff she should know. Colors, counting, ABCs, shapes, how to write, read and spell her name, address and stuff like that. I am sorry I didnt spend more time teaching her how to make homemade french fries or the fact that an egg comes out of a chicken! (and not from the Easter bunny)

Not a big deal. But to “pass” your child needs 125 points, minimum. at 2 points a crack, IF you give them their version of the “correct” answer.

I am all for them pushing more for education and learning, but they gave me a copy of her grade card that she will be receiving in kindergarten.. algebra.. seriously? I mean, come on, really? I think there is enough pressure on kids in school as it is with the proficiency tests, and peer pressure and tons more without adding so much more on at such a young age. I want her to love school and be good at it and go to a school that cares about education, but algebra in Kindergarten, seriously?

She made it in, passed the screening, but I was just shocked when I seen/heard this test. All I knew to get into Kindergarten was my name, address, counting, shapes, colors, the regular stuff most of us had to know and I turned out great! Straight A student, a productive member of my community, without having algebra before I was 6. Shes 4. When do kids get to be kids anymore? When are they going to be eating their glue? Between Algebra and chemistry? or maybe fit it in between disecting a frog and Shop class.

No more pillows and nap time for them. Remember recess? The huge jungle gyms and swings, slide, teeter totter, merry go round and all the other stuff? Being so happy to run outside and play? HA! They have one LITTLE jungle gym and that is ALL. They wonder why kids are failing grade school like crazy.. they have no break, no rest, no time to let off steam.

Perhaps if they let kids be kids like when we were little, these sweet little kids wouldnt be shooting up grade schools. they would be more worried about running from “anna” so she didnt kiss them under the slide. Or “I hope I get to sit next to Jake at lunch, hes so cute” Maybe they should think about that before they add Trig to the Cirriculum in Kindergarten.  Let them worry about stuff a kid is suppose to worry about and maybe they wouldnt need medal detectors for the 5 year olds. JMO