KirstyJay
13-11-2013, 00:31
I have just been reading this on the BBC website about government proposals to reduce the school starting age to 2 years
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-24818439
Do you think this is a good or bad thing?
Here in Tenerife the official starting age is 3 years and depending on the birthdate of the child, it is possible that they can start school at 2. My youngest daughter did.
Personally, I think that as long as the teaching methods are tailored to young children including lots of learning by play and shorter school hours, then a child can benefit enormously from starting school early. I have children from as young as 2 in my private English classes and they are fine. In fact, they should start teaching languages in the uk from age 2 too...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-24818439
Do you think this is a good or bad thing?
Here in Tenerife the official starting age is 3 years and depending on the birthdate of the child, it is possible that they can start school at 2. My youngest daughter did.
Personally, I think that as long as the teaching methods are tailored to young children including lots of learning by play and shorter school hours, then a child can benefit enormously from starting school early. I have children from as young as 2 in my private English classes and they are fine. In fact, they should start teaching languages in the uk from age 2 too...