Just curious really, to understand people's take on this. My girl is nowhere near school age yet, so this is just interest.
AIBU to think that a child should have at least the following skills before entering a classroom:
-personal hygiene, eg. Potty trained
-understand sharing &taking turns
-able to sit quietly and engage in a task for 15-20 mins.
-able to ask for help
-basic manners please and thank you
-able to feed themselves
-how to hold a pencil
-write/recognise their own name
-count to 10 possibly 20
-know the days of the week, months and seasons
-know where they live (for example England and city)
What other things would you add to this list (in an ideal world, of course, as every child is different!)?