▲ 203 ▼ Flint Twp. 7-year-old dies weighing 255 lbs.; parents charged with 2nd-degree murder (www.abc12.com) submitted 1 month ago by JonsJava@lemmy.world [M] to c/news@lemmy.world 44 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] AmyAye@nord.pub 38 points 1 month ago (1 child) Seven is essentially 2nd grade. General rule is age minus 5. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago (1 child) omg "Age minus 5" there have been times in my life where I've encountered children and I just... no idea what grade they're in or supposed to be in. My ex-wife made fun of me once because of it. I'm going to lock this little rule inside my brain and next time I encounter a child of known age, I'm gonna belt it out: "OH YOU'RE 10? HOW'S THE FIFTH GRADE?" and feel like a king permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AmyAye@nord.pub 6 points 1 month ago* (1 child) Also keep in mind thats usually when they start, so latter in the year it may be 6 difference. IE, A High School senior (12th grade) starts at 17, but probably ends at 18. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tower@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 month ago Can also vary regionally. Grew up in Cali, basically everyone started kindergarten at 5 years old. Moved to Oregon during high school and everyone was almost a year older than me. Found out it's because they generally started kindergarten at 6. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago (1 child) omg "Age minus 5" there have been times in my life where I've encountered children and I just... no idea what grade they're in or supposed to be in. My ex-wife made fun of me once because of it. I'm going to lock this little rule inside my brain and next time I encounter a child of known age, I'm gonna belt it out: "OH YOU'RE 10? HOW'S THE FIFTH GRADE?" and feel like a king permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AmyAye@nord.pub 6 points 1 month ago* (1 child) Also keep in mind thats usually when they start, so latter in the year it may be 6 difference. IE, A High School senior (12th grade) starts at 17, but probably ends at 18. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tower@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 month ago Can also vary regionally. Grew up in Cali, basically everyone started kindergarten at 5 years old. Moved to Oregon during high school and everyone was almost a year older than me. Found out it's because they generally started kindergarten at 6. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AmyAye@nord.pub 6 points 1 month ago* (1 child) Also keep in mind thats usually when they start, so latter in the year it may be 6 difference. IE, A High School senior (12th grade) starts at 17, but probably ends at 18. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tower@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 month ago Can also vary regionally. Grew up in Cali, basically everyone started kindergarten at 5 years old. Moved to Oregon during high school and everyone was almost a year older than me. Found out it's because they generally started kindergarten at 6. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tower@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 month ago Can also vary regionally. Grew up in Cali, basically everyone started kindergarten at 5 years old. Moved to Oregon during high school and everyone was almost a year older than me. Found out it's because they generally started kindergarten at 6. permalink fedilink source parent