re: From an 11th Grade Teacher at a good suburban high school

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This is why I live in Katy, TX, my kids are doing science labs and learning how to do research and structure a research paper in elementary school.

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This is common in private schools as a way to impress parents, "our students are already doing XYZ in the 5th grade, etc." There are appropriate ages to teach different material, trying to present it earlier than needed just results in students struggling with something that would seem easy only a year later. Another question that should be asked is if what material are they not doing to make time for something that is not usually part of a elementary school curriculum.