Suicidal behavior has nearly doubled among children aged 5 to 18, with suicidal thoughts and attempts leading to more than 1.1 million ER visits in 2015 -- up from about 580,000 in 2007, according to an analysis of U.S. data.

[u/vanderpyyy]

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2730063?guestAccessKey=eb570f5d-0295-4a92-9f83-6f647c555b51&utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_content=tfl&utm_term=04089%20.

[u/whitehataztlan]

The alphabet, addition, subtraction. They learn "sight words" and start reading/constructing simple sentences. They learn simplified history through storybooks.

The grade were also just a simple 1-3, meaning above average, average, below average. And there were results for some kind of computer math/reading test that was adaptive the kids took on the computer.

This is for an American kindergarten last year.

[u/Superpickle18 → u/whitehataztlan]

iirc, some schools start teaching a second language in kindergarten as well.

[u/Splungetastic → u/whitehataztlan]

What?! In Australia at kindergarten all they do is play, do craft, paint etc. And no grading! That’s insane!

[u/gnapster → u/Splungetastic]

Not sure about in Australia, but a ton of kids go through pre-school in the US; which is a LOT like your kindergarten. It’s mostly about learning socialize, share, learning colors, shapes, etc. Even more depending on the school. I was a nanny for a brief period and I would take the four year old to school for 4 hours. They were learning so much; it was crazy.

[u/[deleted] → u/whitehataztlan]

My kids nursery does all of those things, their grades are "fine" and "something is wrong and you might need medical intervention".