For myself, who have seen Cody earlier on before entering kindergarten, he seem a bit behind. Boston skills I would say he watches a lot of television from what they show.natalka81 wrote:Is Cody in kindergarten? Isn't that the first year of school? Sorry I'm in Canada and it's different here and I am a bit confused. If Cody is 5 1/2, which I think he is, then he seems to be doing pretty well with his letters and stuff. I'm not saying anyone is saying he is not, but I'm just confused in this whole discussion... Is it that Boston isn't getting enough education at home or that Cody isn't or both? I am a HUGE education person (anal to the point of being annoying!) and I totally agree that preschool programming is very important for kids. Are Bonnie's kids not getting ANY? Honestly I think teaching numbers and letters and stuff to preschoolers isn't as important as reading to your child and spending time imagining, creating, etc. I wonder if that's happening in their home, though....
There seems to be a lot of emphasis on formal music education in the Griffiths family which usually in my view, to goes hand in hand with attention to academics, but maybe not so much with these folks???
School, or at least institutional schooling, just doesn't seem to be the priority.
Yes, I was thinking Cody with a bit of practice would improve and was doing fairly well with his writing and drawing.
My point is not solely directed at the Hoellein family, but really the state of Utah. The comparisons with school and Hoellein is that they are average in what they teach their kids prior to entering school. Other parts of the US, kids are much further ahead either by having a year or two of preschool and/or all day kindergarten and/or parents who take the time to begin teaching skills at home. It wouldn't be usual to see some kids entering kindergarten reading and writing these days.
