Funny, but our education system is torturing the kids. We are in Australia, I never knew what my daughter was learning at primary school, teachers won't tell parents, no home works no exams until year 6. We are not told about other kid's progress, so no comparison. But she learned to read, write with excellent vocabulary skills, finished 7 volumes of Harry potter at the end of year 6, now in year 9, doing all by herself. She loves school.