Kindergarten Debate

The findings in the alriticle Delay Kindergarten at Your Child’s Peril by Sam Wang are similar to those found in Malcolm Gladwell's in Outliers . Both writers believe that "redshirted" students are somewhat at a disadvantage . They also believe that seperating the 2 different groups (younger and older kids) could place the students in a learning environment that could help them to learn/achieve more, alongside other students that have similar learning strategies . I agree with Gladwell's concept of "accumulative advantage" . I agree, because older kids, like stated in a chapter of the book Outliers, are more physically able than younger kids are, therefore, getting themselves somewhat of an advantage in things such as sports . While the younger kids are at a disadvantage, because they will always be put in the "lower groups" . An example would be in Outliers, the younger kids that played Hockey would be automatically put in the lower group, while the older kids would be seperated into the more advanced group, neither one of them really judging on the talent that they really had . As stated in Wang's article, "[...] Physical maturity allows older kids to perform better ."

Introducing Jooeun Han

My name is Jooeun Han, I'm a freshman in high school, and I'm currently 13 turning 14 on the 26th of September . My favorite subjects in school would have to be English and Biology . My favorite topics to learn about are music, fashion, and english . My favorite hobbies, and things that I like to do in my free time, would have to be listening to my iPod, singing, dancing, eating, sleeping, playing the keyboard, playing tennis and volleyball, doing basketball and football with my brother, reading, going on my laptop, watching videos on YouTube, texting, shopping, hanging out with friends, baking, and playing the wii . I'm hoping, that after my high school experience, and after my years of college, to become a Pediatrician or a Pharmacist . If that doesn't work out, I'm hoping to do something that may involve music, or younger children . Having a good time with my family and friends, and resting and going out to fun and interesting places would have to be some of the things that make me happy .