Do children need preschool?
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Do children need preschool?
| Sun, 02-21-2010 - 8:52am |
I'm sure some do, but my question is more can a child with a SAHM go without preschool and be successful in pre-K and kindergarten. Say for example a set of twins who have each other all day, and 4 older siblings of various ages who have friends over a lot, and who get some other interaction with similar aged children outside the home for free play a couple of days a week, with an educated mother able to teach the basics of numbers, letters, good behavior, etc. Is preschool a must have for all children, or can a good SAHM skip it? What would a SAHM need to do at home in order to successfully prepare her children for either pre-K or kindergarten without sending the kids to preschool?
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IME a pre-k curriculum is a little different than preschool.
there are some families at preschool whose parents don't want them learning english, the culture thing that's so important, so it waits for primary school and teh ESL program i guess.
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so very true, ITA.
Schools don't just "get recognized" as Blue Ribbon schools--they have to spend the time and resources to apply. Most really good schools don't bother because they don't need the label.
I'm not saying that all Blue Ribbon schools are mediocre, but they do tend to be in states like Texas, California, or Florida, where the public school system is generally in poor shape. The Blue Ribbon program is the one thing that decent schools in those states can do to stand out, so it does serve some purpose. But mainly, it's about marketing the school to prospective home buyers in the area.
I can say that if I were in an area where the schools weren't great and private school wasn't an option, I would likely choose a school that had the blue ribbon designation over one that did not.
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