We have a little bit of push pull with my son Danial these days,

He is a first grader; he is a good reader but not so good with arithmetic ( addition and subtraction). I am telling my wife that we should not force him to get into a box that is smaller than him or not his shape, just because it is considered to be the norm. Another thing is that mathematics is not just the arithmetic operations, not the same thing at all.
The school he is attending reminds me of the style we had in Iran, very demanding even for grade one, not as relaxed as Canada.

In Canadian system they give kids time to discover themselves, no rush to achieve or over achieve the ambitious goals set by the school.

I always thought a stricter educational system, something between what we had in Iran and the Canadian Style, would be just right, but I am not so sur any more, I think in Canada, kids have the opportunity to enjoy the childhood and grow in peace, on the other hand the Canadian achievements in terms of industry and other fields are no less than any other country.