u/Feisty-Resource1994

New parent here and I just realized there’s a huge disconnect between what I thought kindergarten would cover and what teachers on TikTok are saying kids should already know before day 1.

And my thing is… okay fine. If expectations have changed, that’s fair...But then shouldn’t there be some kind of clear, widespread effort to communicate that to parents?

Because right now it feels like unless you’re deep in teacher content online or already “in the know,” you could easily be setting your child up to start behind without realizing it.

So I’m trying to get grounded in reality here: what do y'all consider the bare minimum info vs above average / advanced?

Would especially love to hear from teachers & parents with kids already in elementary school!

Thank you for reading

I know I am 6 years late, but just watched Spelling The Dream on Netflix and I am INSPIRED!

The way that it quickly becomes clear that it's not kid vs kid up on stage during the spelling bees but family vs family and the kids are merely a representative of a lot of group labor. The quality of prep that goes in is truly a group affair.

I find myself asking for a lot of advice for how to raise a formidable Black child and often hear the expected (generic?) "read to them" "expose them to 'xyz'", but as impactful as those things would be on my child I knew that there was something more technical going on in other cultures. This documentary gave me such a great view into the type of technical coaching and training that happens in certain cultures that systemically creates high achievers.

Has anyone watched Spelling The Dream? Thoughts?