[blparent] [Bulk] Re: wow kindergarten has changed!

[Pickrell, Rebecca M.]

Exactly. 
Plus, they learn how to be away from mom and/or dad, how to get up, and
be someplace, and how to wrap up activities and come home. 
 

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On Behalf Of Tammy, Paul and Colyn
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 4:26 PM
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Hi,
Are you kidding?  What do they learn in 2 an a half hours?  Tons,
absolutely tons!  My son only goes to preschool 3 days a week for two
and a half hours each day, and what a difference it has made to his
life.  He learns how to interact with others his own age, learns about
sharing, waiting his turn, new songs and games that he brings home and
teaches us, music, art, the alphebet, shapes, colours and counting which
he can do in three different languages, and he already says please and
thank you so they don't need to work with him on that.
As for starting to learn with mom and dad, that starts the day they're
born or at least it should.  If you start teaching them things at 5
you've really missed the boat, and keeping them home from kindergarten
will only serve to hurt their learning potential further.

Tamy
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From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
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> That's why |I don't think kids should go to kindergarten if you're
only 
> going to have half-day classes.  What do they learn in just
2-and-a-half 
> hours?  If we should make it mandatory everywhere, at least start 
> kindergarten at 6.  I think 5 is too young.  They may be bored at
home, 
> but that's when the fun of learning should begin with mom (or dad).
> Barbara
>
>
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> From: "trishs" <slosser at metrocast.net>
> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 7:47 AM
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>> I can see where parents feel full day is too much.  I don't think so 
>> though.
>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net
>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>Date sent: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:42:29 -0600
>>>Subject: Re: [blparent] wow kindergarten has changed!
>>
>>>I thought it was manditory in all states.  It's not?  Infact,
>> here in NM, the
>>>kids go all day 4 out of 5 days and on Wednesday everyone gets a
>> half day.  V
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com
>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 8:48 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [blparent] wow kindergarten has changed!
>>
>>
>>>> The only problem with kindergarten expecting them to already
>> know
>>>> essentially how to read is that soon kindergarten may be made
>> mandatory in
>>>> the states where its not and then preschool will become the next
>> mandatory
>>>> thing.  When is your child too young to be indoctrinated by the
>> system?
>>>> Will you let them have your one-year-old?  Your six-month-old?
>>>> Barbara
>>
>>
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>>>> From: "trishs" <slosser at metrocast.net
>>>> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 7:48 AM
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>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] wow kindergarten has changed!
>>
>>>>> Nothing wrong with a high standard of excellence.  If we don't
>>>>> expect it we probably won't get it.  Yaay Kindergarten!
>>
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