About 15 years ago, when my children were still in elementary school, I was very active in the Parent Teacher Association. At one of the monthly meetings the topic of discussion was the new curriculum that the state of Michigan was presenting. Many concerns were voiced at that meeting, and one of them was my own. My concern was that the children were being taught academics that were once taught at a much later age. When will the lessons of the children get to such an advanced level that they fail?

My concern is still present, and I voiced it recently to my husband after seeing what the age expectation was on a few children’s games. It seemed that the kindergarteners of today are being taught [Read more…]