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小小白虎 发表于 2017-11-20 11:59 
这是我的理解
那就是说如果分界线放在1月底，那些小小孩就失去早一年上学的机会了，原来选择晚一年上的大孩子依旧是晚一年上学。
我提供一些资料供大家参考：
根据新南威尔士州教育局统计，去年(2016年)有1391人是4岁入学，53000人是5岁入学，15816人是六岁或六岁多入学。
可以看出，其实小小孩的比例并不大。
"According to NSW Education, children can enrol in kindergarten if they turn five by July 31 that year, and all must be enrolled by their sixth birthday — creating a potential 18-month age gap in the classroom.
Last year, just 1391 four-year-olds started at NSW primary schools, along with more than 53,000 five-year-olds and 15,816 aged six or over."
(from http://www.news.com.au/)
世界各国入学年龄多比澳洲大。世界银行统计，法国、德国、丹麦等是六岁上学，芬兰、瑞典、匈牙利等是7岁。美国和加拿大是6岁。英国是欧洲入学年龄最小的国家之一。澳洲跟英国相仿，但各州不一致。塔斯马尼亚是1月1日，维州是4月30日，新州是7月31日。
"The compulsory school-starting age for children in Britain, is one of the lowest in Europe. For example, according to World Bank data, children in France, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Greece, Poland and Spain begin at six. Children in Finland, Sweden, Hungary, Korea begin even later, at seven. Consistently strong performances on international tests by some of these countries are often cited by those who advocate a later school-starting age.
In Canada and the United States, education is compulsory from the age of six, although it is five in several US states.
Australia joins Britain in having one of the lowest school-starting ages in the world: formal education is compulsory at five, although many children are enrolled at the age of four. "Cut-off" dates, however, vary from state to state: in Victoria children must turn five before April 30; in Queensland and NSW, July 31 is the cut-off date; and in Tasmania, children must be five by January 1 to be eligible."
(From http://www.smh.com.au/)
澳洲对此的争论：
"In Australia, some call for a clearly delineated school-starting age; arguing that the practice of holding children back for 12 months unfairly disadvantages younger pupils at a time when the discrepancy represents a significant developmental span. They further argue that it places too much pressure on already-stretched childcare facilities and is unfair for parents who send their children to school as soon as the law allows because they cannot afford the childcare costs.
Others raise concerns about the effects of school-starting age on children who are older; noting that some feel socially disadvantaged at the end of their schooling because they are unable to participate with their older classmates in some 18-year-olds' social settings."
(From http://www.smh.com.au/)
英国的争论：
"Experts argue there is no evidence suggesting that starting school before age five is of any benefit to children.
In the UK more than 120 leading educators launched a “too much, too soon” campaign, calling for formal schooling to be delayed until children turn six or seven because most four-year-olds were not ready."
"http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/"
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发表于 2017-11-20 09:38
