tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post8037688392666790054..comments2024-03-05T20:00:47.681-06:00Comments on Blogging 'Bout Boys: Do Boys Start Too Early?Jennifer Finkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568576650343979230noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-14768188130713391712009-04-09T17:53:00.000-05:002009-04-09T17:53:00.000-05:00I'd say it's the best way for pre-teen boys to lea...I'd say it's the best way for pre-teen boys to learn too, from what I've seen anyway. It wasn't until probably the last 18 months that "sit down" lessons really amounted to much for Padawan Learner (much to my initial dismay, being a "sit down" learning type of person).Obi-Mom Kenobihttp://www.obimomkenobi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-84007613952887043622009-04-09T15:17:00.000-05:002009-04-09T15:17:00.000-05:00As the father of 7 children, including 4 boys, I c...As the father of 7 children, including 4 boys, I can tell you that they mature at different ages, boys generally later than girls. Since we've homeschooled all ours in the early grades, we've had the luxury to start them in school only when we felt they were ready. For one of ours, it was age 4, for another, age 8. Interestingly, these are our two best readers and brightest children. One is a National Merit Finalist the other probably will be.<BR/><BR/>My experience with boys is that they learn best outside the classroom in the "kindergarten" ages. Generally, starting them in school before age 7 yields a lot of diminishing returns.RScottWhttp://www.familylifeculturewatch.comnoreply@blogger.com