My daughter..

So everytime she gets off the bus I ask her how her day was and what she learned.. She tells me every single day that her day was great & that she learned about the color Red or yellow or shapes.. something.. The question I (and the teacher) always get is " Why do they (you) teach me things I already know.. She is way advanced and can count to 30-she knows her Abc's-all her shapes & she can add & subtract a little bit. This is only her second week of school and she is acing it.. Today I got a call from her teacher telling me what a wonderful daughter I have raised & how smart she is & then she told me that I did a wonderful job teaching her.. It was nice to hear.. I'll admit it.. I think it is so funny that she comes home telling me that she learned something she already knew.. lol she makes me laugh! Thought I would just share this with you.

[chonsigirl]

Teachers appreciate good Moms like you, tmbsgrl!

[Rapunzel]

Originally Posted by tmbsgrl

So everytime she gets off the bus I ask her how her day was and what she learned.. She tells me every single day that her day was great & that she learned about the color Red or yellow or shapes.. something.. The question I (and the teacher) always get is " Why do they (you) teach me things I already know.. She is way advanced and can count to 30-she knows her Abc's-all her shapes & she can add & subtract a little bit. This is only her second week of school and she is acing it.. Today I got a call from her teacher telling me what a wonderful daughter I have raised & how smart she is & then she told me that I did a wonderful job teaching her.. It was nice to hear.. I'll admit it.. I think it is so funny that she comes home telling me that she learned something she already knew.. lol she makes me laugh! Thought I would just share this with you.

I think this is the greatest thing about kids! Listening to them laugh and when they make us laugh! They can also teach us a thing or two, even from a very young age!

Kids are great and our own kids are always just brilliant fun!
Your daughter sounds gorgeous Tmbsgrl! Enjoy it all - they grow up waaaaay too fast!
Big hugs to both of you!

aww thanks so much! She is a great child.. We are very lucky! She is so smart and we are SOOO proud of her!

[Sheryl]

That's wonderful Tmbs. I'm sure after Zakk starts I"ll get calls from the school too. But I'm pretty sure it's gonna be the principal's office.

[LilacDragon]

Just wait. In second or third grade when you ask her what she learned she will tell you - "I don't remember." LOL!!

Originally Posted by LilacDragon

Just wait. In second or third grade when you ask her what she learned she will tell you - "I don't remember." LOL!!

Honestly I am planning on keeping her ahead.. I am already doing addition/subtraction and Multiplication with her.. & she is great at spelling.

[cars]

Enjoy your daughter Susie, she will/is growing up sooooo fast! Just hold on tight to your little girl & keep her "little" as long as possible! 5 yrs old, blink twice & she's 8, blink again & she's 12! And then. . . . . . . 20 & beyond! It doesn't seem like it's going that fast, when you're going through it, day by day. But think back to when she was 2, & and how fast she went to 5! It just happens, time really does fly bye! (Congratulations on doing a superb job raising your little angel)

[LilacDragon]

Originally Posted by tmbsgrl

Honestly I am planning on keeping her ahead.. I am already doing addition/subtraction and Multiplication with her.. & she is great at spelling.

Be careful getting her too far ahead of her class unless you (and she) have access to advanced classes at a young age. Being too far ahead in some areas can lead to boredom and "giving up".

[Felinessa]

Man, I would start looking for Gifted programs if I were you. It seems silly to me how slow schools are and how they don't challenge children. If she's picking things up so fast, I think she should be in an environment that keeps challenging her. And while Lily is right about the dangers of becoming bored with a too-slow moving school, I think it would be a pity to hold her back in any way.