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Old Feb 27th 2004, 12:29 pm
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d wrote:
    > Chimera wrote:
    >> slimdonnybabe wrote:
    >>> 4. Do children start school full time at 6?
    >> 5 year olds start Prep over here, don't know the exact cutoff dates
    >> they work on, but by 6 you're almost definitely into full time
    >> school.
    > Used to be you had to turn 5 by June 30 of the year you were starting
    > school. I think it has been shifted forward to April now.

unless you were drop-dead smart, like this little Aprilite
 
Old Feb 27th 2004, 3:43 pm
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On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 01:29:08 GMT, Lea B wrote:

    > d wrote:
    >> Chimera wrote:
    >>> slimdonnybabe wrote:
    >>>> 4. Do children start school full time at 6?
    >>> 5 year olds start Prep over here, don't know the exact cutoff dates
    >>> they work on, but by 6 you're almost definitely into full time
    >>> school.
    >> Used to be you had to turn 5 by June 30 of the year you were starting
    >> school. I think it has been shifted forward to April now.
    >
    > unless you were drop-dead smart, like this little Aprilite

When you went to primary school my dear the cut off still would have been
June 30


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Old Feb 27th 2004, 7:11 pm
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d wrote:
    > Lea B wrote:
    >> d wrote:
    >>> Chimera wrote:
    >>>> slimdonnybabe wrote:
    >>>>> 4. Do children start school full time at 6?
    >>>> 5 year olds start Prep over here, don't know the exact cutoff dates
    >>>> they work on, but by 6 you're almost definitely into full time
    >>>> school.
    >>> Used to be you had to turn 5 by June 30 of the year you were
    >>> starting school. I think it has been shifted forward to April now.
    >> unless you were drop-dead smart, like this little Aprilite
    > When you went to primary school my dear the cut off still would have
    > been June 30

not so smart now, am I ?!

huh !
( that'll learn ya )


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Old Feb 28th 2004, 1:41 am
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Hiya

For your school questions:
I have been working as a teacher in the UK for 3 years.
Schools in Oz are much nicer! Children learn more topic based work, there is non of the strict numeracy and literacy hours - of course they do it, but it is much more child orientated, and not SATs exam orientated. I found teaching in year 5 and 6 they were doing the same work for their sats as I did in year 8 and 9 of high school!!
There is a lot more outdoor life for kids, and the children are more child like in Oz - there is a difference believe it or not.
I cant wait to go home and teach! As a teacher I am bored of the curriculum here - I cant imagine what little 7 year olds think of it!!
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Old Feb 29th 2004, 3:38 am
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jasper pentop <member21373@british_expats.com> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
    > Hiya
    >
    > For your school questions:
    > I have been working as a teacher in the
    > UK for 3 years.
    > Schools in Oz are much nicer! Children learn more topic
    > based work, there is non of the strict numeracy and literacy hours - of
    > course they do it, but it is much more child orientated, and not SATs
    > exam orientated. I found teaching in year 5 and 6 they were doing the
    > same work for their sats as I did in year 8 and 9 of high school!!
    > There
    > is a lot more outdoor life for kids, and the children are more child
    > like in Oz - there is a difference believe it or not.
    > I cant wait to go
    > home and teach! As a teacher I am bored of the curriculum here - I cant
    > imagine what little 7 year olds think of it!!

Hooray!!!! Sounds like a decent education system out there unlike ours
- putting kids in school at 4 and giving them an hours homework every
night, well that's at my sons current school anyway.
Not working to SATS, thats a novelty. Next you'll be telling me that
the headteachers want to know the childrens names, not the SATS level
they are likely to attain in year two.
One very disillusioned ex-Primary Teacher of 20 years experience and
mother to a young 5-year old who unfortunately has had to put up with
this education system. To tell me that the education system in
Australia is child centred and interesting is more than I can hope
for.
Kim
 

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