Saturday, June 6, 2009
Blog Post #4
I am writing this in response to Chris Caseldine’s post. I have to say that I agree with what he had to say about the benefits of keeping kids with their peers no matter how far ahead they seem to be intellectually. Just because a child seems to be ahead of their peers intellectually does not mean that they are in a position when it comes to maturity to move ahead and deal with an older demographic. I will admit that I have not always felt this way on this particular subject. It has only been over the last couple of years that I have actually come to this realization by looking at my own life. I was one of those children that you read about who moved ahead before they were ready. I actually began college when I was just barely 16 years of age. My mother and I have both admitted that it was a mistake to move me along the way that we did putting me in college before I was really ready to be there. In the end I personally believe that it did me more harm than good. To this day I often feel in this place where I don’t quite belong in either group. I know that I am behind mentally the people that I have associated with for so long and yet I so many things so much earlier than the people in my actual age group. My own personal relationships have suffered to an extent and it is only in the past 2 to 3 years when I have really started to get my footing back when it come to my relationships with people and other social skills that I should have been learning and working on during my high school years.
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I am writing this in response to Rlmmartin’s post. I find his responds very interesting because my perception and personal belief on keeping children with their peers no matter how advanced their intellectually and intelligence capabilities are growing. I believe as a child you need the interactions, connections and experiences to successful grow and develop. Although a child may be developing faster and comprehending material quicker, doesn’t mean as a parent, teacher/legal guardian we should put them in a higher grade or learning development. I believe there is a balance to everything that all plays very important roles when a child develops. Although a child may be stronger in one area then the other, this balance needs to be sustainable in order for the child to be yell rounded. That is just my personal belief.
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