Did you stop talking to her once you sent her to school? Surely there are still things YOU could teach her. Maybe they taught her some things they didn’t test for.

David for shared responsibilities
and starting at 8 years of age

All public schools are not equal, which to you means they aren’t all bad. Depends on the school, faculty and parental involvement.

Stop villifying “public schools”, because some of them are excellent (not that you would know anything about that). Your “one size fits all” mentality is equivalent to a fourth grader. Turn off Neil Boortz and try to learn something.

Problem solved.

(Note: those who start later do not finish behind those who start at half that age, have fewer visual problems and have more time to develop whatever values their families have. That last might be good or bad, depending on the family.)

That was before educaton activists scared U.S. parents into believing that our little Johnny and Susie are going to be flipping burgers and shining the shoes of the Korean, Pakistani and Chinese intelligentsia unless we push our kids to abandon childhood and embrace competitive adult mindsets at an earlier and earlier age.

The fact is that those other cultures are not emotional or affectionate towards their children, they view their children as liabilities unless they can grow up to provide financial to support their parents and grandparents. I was raised by parents who loved me. That’s the American way. Don’t fear these other cultures, they really don’t have anything to offer us.