St. Cat vs 培正

longBB

艾菲,
嘩, 真係好邪呀? 因為我且家同你一樣都係考盧緊KM or PC 呀.

EvaFong88

happy 2,

check PM!

happy2

EvaFong88,

非常感謝你那麽快回覆,你所講的二個例子都幾   。我會再諗真地跟丈夫商量一下。 Thanks.  

hlbaby2004

請揀定一間，而將另一間既學位讓比其他人，謝~      

WingPa

Just want to share something with you.  My son was born on 30 Dec 2001.  Instead of arranging my son to attend any nursery school when he was 2 years and 8 months of age, I let him attend K1 in a Kowloon Tong KG in Sep 2004.  He could adapt to the KG life well.  I did it because (a) his cousin (who is "exactly" 1 year older) was studying K2 there and she could be his companion when going to and returning from KG every day; and (b) I like the environment of that KG.  

By that time, I had already planned to arrange my son to attend K1 at another KG the next year as I think a kid as small as my son may have to do more to catch up with his peers.  About the time when my son finished K1 at the Kowloon Tong KG (before which he had attended interviews by other KGs for admission in 2005), I occasionally told my son that he would switch to another KG for attending K1 because (a) I all along just treated his KG life at the Kowloon Tong KG as a playgroup life (which is really the fact); and (b) the other KG which then admitted him is a very good KG and he would be happy studying there.  He seemed to understand (to some extent) accept that (though I still had the worry that his cousin might from time to time ask why my son, unlike her, did not proceed to a higher level after summer).

On my part, I all along want my son to only "formally" study K1 in 2005/2006 cos' I believe this would do more good to him.  If my son had proceeded to study K2 in 2005/2006, the bigger kid for the same academic year in Hong Kong could be almost 1 year and 4 months older than my son.  The brain development for kids in their first few years is critical and generally there could be big differences between a kid and his peers who are even just a few months older (not to mention those who are one year older).  Of course, I know, there could be exceptions (and my son's cousin is really an exception as she has just got the first place in her P1 class in a famous primary school).  I would tend to let my son live a happy kid life.

It depends on what you think is good for your kid.  If you think his performance is in par with other bigger kids' and you don't want him to "waste" a year (which I was also tempted to think so when I had to decide whether my son should switch to another KG for studying K1; but whenever I ask myself what's the difference between son and his peer who was born on 1 Jan 2002, this thought woud fade away; instead, I would ask myself why my son should be arranged/forced by me to do KG one year earlier?), you might just let him proceed to K2.

Anyway, as far as you could take into account all factors which you think are important, I believe whatever you finally do to your kid must be out of your love for him.  If you do want to get more advice, try to raise your query in the discussion group under 彥媽與你:BB 讀書/學習交流站 (答問區) at http://www.baby-kingdom.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=716478&forum=149&549 and see if someone there may give you more advice.

By the way, there is no one straightforward answer for you.  It all depends on what theory you believe in, how your kid has been performing in KG so far, his character, etc.