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Q My daughter has excelled in kindergarten and her teacher has suggested she go into a first/second-grade combination class. What should I do? A School officials like to choose children who are bright, on-level academically, and independent workers to place in a combination class. You should feel good that the school believes your daughter will work well in that situation.

The way a combination class is run depends on the teacher. Often the children are divided into the grade-level groups and the teacher works with the second-graders while the first-graders work independently, and then the groups switch and the teacher works with the first-graders while the second-graders work on their assignment. All of the children work together on various activities and projects.

Den største udfordring er logistikken ved at forsøge at dække to kurser på et år. Overklassemændene gør det normalt godt, men underklassen hører bare, at overklassen laver deres lektier, og næste år tror de, de gjorde det. Kendskab til emnet er dog ikke en gyldig grund til, at dit barn springer en karakter over.



Before you make a decision, ask to talk with the teacher who will teach the combination class next year. Ask how he plans to handle the logistics of teaching two grades at once. Keep in mind that teaching 'to the middle' will shortchange both grade levels in the long run. If the answers you get are not sufficient, ask that your daughter be placed in a regular first-grade class with a teacher who will challenge her.



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