{"id":5886,"date":"2015-09-02T20:53:57","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T03:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5886"},"modified":"2015-09-02T20:53:57","modified_gmt":"2015-09-03T03:53:57","slug":"stapleton-mom-already-critical-of-kindergarten-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5886","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton Mom Already Critical of Kindergarten Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"kindergarten<\/a>Stapleton mom Kaylynn Miller\u2019s daughter Madelyn began kindergarten last week at Swigert Elementary, and so far, Kaylynn has not been impressed. \u201cI feel like there is way too much downtime,\u201d said Kaylynn. \u201cI mean, reading, then recess, then more reading, and specials, and recess. That\u2019s not necessarily the curriculum that will put my daughter on the path to becoming a computer engineer.\u201d Kaylynn has already contacted the other elementary schools in Stapleton to see if they have a more challenging Kindergarten curriculum. \u201cI sent emails to the principals of the other schools as well as the office administrators and even to Tom Boasberg (DPS Superintendent). I\u2019m kind of in a wait and see mode.\u201d\n\nMiller\u2019s big issue with the current curriculum is whether or not Madelyn will be challenged. \u201cWe always want our children to be challenged,\u201d said Miller. \u201cI\u2019m just not sure what is going on in there right now will put my child in a position for success later in life. And that\u2019s really what it\u2019s about to us.\u201d Education experts say that children need to build a base first, including getting comfortable at school, then begin working to challenge the kids. \u201cFor most of these kids, it is their first time being somewhere besides home for more than six hours,\u201d says Erin Klunder, who has been in education for over 30 years. \u201cYou don\u2019t want to immediately challenge them and make them uncomfortable. Let them relax, get excited about learning, then begin to push them. Believe it or not, these teachers and administrators have a lot of experience teaching and learning what is best for the kids.\u201d\nFor Miller, she simply wants to see more progress more quickly. \u201cWhen I ask my daughter what she did at school, and she doesn\u2019t mention anything about fractions, integers, infinite numbers, or algebra, I have a problem with the direction things are going,\u201d said Miller. \u201cSo, we want to see if there is a school out there that is willing to push five year old children looking to learn.\u201d Miller says if she is unable to find a kindergarten curriculum that is in line with her expectations, she will home school her child. \u201cIf I have to begin home schooling<\/a>, I certainly will. Of course, I hope it doesn\u2019t come to that. Seems like teaching would be a lot of work.\u201d]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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