Kindergarten Report card from 1954

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This came up on my feed and I thought it might interest people here.

Kindergarten is age 4-5

I've noticed the sexism (what about mum's name?) but it's interesting what knowledge was considered necessary for starting first grade.

"I can do what the music tells me" I wonder what that was?

I like the idea of the personal habits section. Lord knows some of my older classes try to get away with carrying chairs the wrong way

Expectations were higher back then by the looks of things.

I thought the opposite MissyB1. My DC who are now 8 and 12 were aged 4 for all of their reception year. They were expected to be able to do more than that by the June. I thought the expectations sounded more rounded and achievable back then. My DC with SEN did not meet most of the age related expectations for 2014, but could do everything on the 1954 list apart from tie his shoe laces.

With the exception of shoelaces, that seems to be about level they aim for at my DS's school attached nursery, which is age 3-4.

@SionnachRua

"I can do what the music tells me" I wonder what that was?

I like the idea of the personal habits section. Lord knows some of my older classes try to get away with carrying chairs the wrong way

A Hokey Cokey sort of dance perhaps?

Its not Uk , its from US (kindergarten and spelling of colour)so age is 5-6 not 4 to 5

That's adorable. So simple!

huge focus on doing everything 'nicely'?!

It's very...unambitious, imho. Isn't kindergarten age 5-6? I'd have thought that children of that age could do more.

What are wraps?

Big fan of how simplistic this seems to be. From a teachers point of view this style of report is a wet dream 🤣

"I can listen nicely to records"

Art overalls?

It is funny how expectations change. We teach our Cubs (8-10yos) shoelace tying if they don't know it. Many have no shoes with laces.

Was the knowing the right hand knowing which hand they should write with? Or just knowing left and right...

Some of my secondary age kids can't tell me their address when writing a letter for example...I also think many 5 year olds can't tie their laces.

@FelicityBob

What are wraps?

I think coat, gloves and scarves? Stuff you wear to wrap up and keep warm perhaps

@Sprogonthetyne With the exception of shoelaces, that seems to be about level they aim for at my DS's school attached nursery, which is age 3-4. we could learn a lot from the 1950’s.

A few things on there would be considered ambitious these days.

I wonder if the expectation was that an average child would achieve all those things

And I presume “coming to school clean” would have rather more to do with the parent than the child! There’s quite a lot of prejudices in there.

@JanFebAnyMonth

A few things on there would be considered ambitious these days.

I wonder if the expectation was that an average child would achieve all those things

And I presume “coming to school clean” would have rather more to do with the parent than the child! There’s quite a lot of prejudices in there.

This is for a 5 to 6 year old . Op has got it wrong. Kindergarten USA go up to 7

What is missing is things like:

• I can ask questions
• I can make deductions
• I can think of ways to try out new ideas
• I can use a computer
• I understand that people have different cultures and beliefs and I respect that
• I understand about eating healthily

Young children can learn things, if you focus on them. We focus on different things these days I think.