Starting School

[Samishlol]

Do you think children should start school until the age of 7?

It was said that if they get forced into reading and writing at a young age it may put them of.

[womanizer]

they start at 6 here?

[Sammeth.]

Absolutley not. Starting at the age of 4 is a good thing, and the government are finally cottoning onto the fact that Early Years education is the most important of all.

[Agesilaus]

Well, although I'm not in the UK. In Australia, they also have the same type of system, a lot start at the age of 4, 5 or 6.

I agree with it because they are learning the basics at an earlie age so it's might not be so difficult for them to catch on later.

[Muniflex]

Out here in Spain they can start as young as 2. 3 is the usual age though.

[Agesilaus]

Out here in Spain they can start as young as 2. 3 is the usual age though.

Interesting, 2 is very young.

[FlyingJesus]

That's a load of balls. I started education at 2 (at a nursery school) and I'm a keen reader and a good writer, so obviously not an ounce of truth in this idea. Starting later just means that parents have to try teaching their children for longer, which they usually aren't qualified to do, and so kids will just be underachievers for longer.

The earlier you start to learn something, the better you can learn it. Proven.

[Jord]

In englan we start at 4

[GommeInc]

That's a load of balls. I started education at 2 (at a nursery school) and I'm a keen reader and a good writer, so obviously not an ounce of truth in this idea. Starting later just means that parents have to try teaching their children for longer, which they usually aren't qualified to do, and so kids will just be underachievers for longer.

The earlier you start to learn something, the better you can learn it. Proven.

I started Nursery at 2 too. I didn't like reading books, but assuming ALL children who read books at a young age will therefore hate it when they're older is stupid...

[RedStratocas]

for us UnitedStatesians, it depends on what you mean by "school". "school" can start as early as birth or as late as 6.