Start school at age six ?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7989380.stm

A mature part of the education staff seems to think that children should not start with school under the age of six. The reasons therefore are that children of the age of six and seven are emotionally ready, social able, physically content and mature enough to start learning. Children of the age of four are not ready for school because they can not handle the curriculum, these children first have to learn the thrill of learning before they actually can start learning the curriculum, but when it comes to ages there is a lot of parental pressure to start school as early as possible so they can go back to work. Therefore a spokeswomen for the Department of Children has said that the age of five would have positive benefits on attainment.


I think most of the education staff is right, there are many young children of the age of four that are not ready for school yet. On the other hand I think starting with school at they age of six or seven is too late, children can not stay at home or in pre-school for two more years. I have to say the spokeswomen of the children department has come up with a great age to start with school, they age of five. This gives the children on more year to become emotional and physically ready.