Harley Avenue Primary School in New York cancelled their annual end of the year show so that students could keep working to get ready for college. Oh, and did we mention those students are in kindergarten?! Seriously. Tweet: http://ctt.ec/pdC4u
It’s one thing to get kids ready for college, but this seems a little extreme. Do you think this New York primary school is going too far? Let us know in the comments!
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School reform and standardized tests have put intense performance pressure on young students, even kindergartners! For more stories like this one from Harley Avenue Primary School, watch TYT University every day with John Iadarola. Part of The Young Turks network.