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Also not in Michigan, but also not in favor of requiring all day kindergarten for everyone. It simply doesn't work for all kids...including mine! If you have a kid with attention issues, forcing them to start school in an all day setting can be a recipe for disaster.
My kindergartener goes 3 hours a day and is already reading short books, learning simple addition and writing words. I don't think she is missing out academically. What she is missing out on is a lot of frustration that would come if she were forced to stay longer because she would not be able to handle it. Some kids can...mine would not be and won't have to until she is almost 7 (also thanks to the fact that I had the option to hold her back a year thanks to her August 29th birthdate---our district has a Sept 1 cutoff)
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Amy
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