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<blockquote data-quote="Sara PA" data-source="post: 174200" data-attributes="member: 1498"><p>I think the article is more about the preschool system than the kids who are getting kicked out. It's pretty much the same thing that I've started to mention -- the preschool system ignores what we know about child development.</p><p></p><p>From the article:</p><p><em> Not always a "problem child"</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Many parents and experts see a preschool system that has lost sight of what's appropriate to expect of a 3- or 4-year-old. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"I think some people have expectations that children that age are able to sit for 20 minutes and listen to a lesson," says Lisa McCabe, associate director and cooperative extension associate of the Cornell Early Childhood Program at Cornell University. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"You stick them in that environment and they start acting out and hitting, and then they're labeled a problem child, when they're not -- you're just expecting things that are inappropriate." </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>It's natural for a little kid to whack their playmate to get what they want, in part, because it works. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Most young children haven't yet mastered how to "use their words," much less the patience and internal check system to follow through.</em></p><p></p><p>Earlier it mentions that preschools are set up to prepare kids for kindergarten. What happened to the concept that kindergarten was set up to prepare kids for going to school? </p><p></p><p>Call me old-fashioned but I firmly believe that kindergarten should be the first exposure to a formal education for children. Before that, the work of kids should be play. We really need to stop thinking that daycare for young children has to become a part of the education system.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sara PA, post: 174200, member: 1498"] I think the article is more about the preschool system than the kids who are getting kicked out. It's pretty much the same thing that I've started to mention -- the preschool system ignores what we know about child development. From the article: [I] Not always a "problem child" Many parents and experts see a preschool system that has lost sight of what's appropriate to expect of a 3- or 4-year-old. "I think some people have expectations that children that age are able to sit for 20 minutes and listen to a lesson," says Lisa McCabe, associate director and cooperative extension associate of the Cornell Early Childhood Program at Cornell University. "You stick them in that environment and they start acting out and hitting, and then they're labeled a problem child, when they're not -- you're just expecting things that are inappropriate." It's natural for a little kid to whack their playmate to get what they want, in part, because it works. Most young children haven't yet mastered how to "use their words," much less the patience and internal check system to follow through.[/I] Earlier it mentions that preschools are set up to prepare kids for kindergarten. What happened to the concept that kindergarten was set up to prepare kids for going to school? Call me old-fashioned but I firmly believe that kindergarten should be the first exposure to a formal education for children. Before that, the work of kids should be play. We really need to stop thinking that daycare for young children has to become a part of the education system. [/QUOTE]
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