We didn’t have kindergarten but by the time I entered first grade my dad made sure I could say my times tables up to 12 x 12, correctly spell almost every four letter word invented and do two digit addition and subtraction in my head. Of course that was in the “olden days”. Perhaps someday we will have teachers all across the U.S. who can actually teach basic skills and parents who will take the time to begin the teaching process at home.
I always say I taught myself to read by the time I was 5, in reality it was probably my mother who taught me,although I have no recollection of her doing so. I remember asking her how to pronounce certain words and asking many other questions also, probably it was a combination of her and me. I had a library card before I started first grade and used to have arguments with the librarian as to the suitability of the books I was checking out. Mostly science fiction, back in the early 20th century there were science fiction writers who wrote about cars, as if they were some magical flying carpet. The little library I frequented had lots of books from that time period. I found it fascinating that the authors imagined speeds in excess of 50MPH would be on the horizon soon!:)Ahhh, the good old days.
weren't you a little too young for that? :-P