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For me, I`m having trouble deciding, I never been in preschool when I was a kid.
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i think it is good for kids,,
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Probably...but not worth a fortune like some would be inclined to spend on it....
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i didnt go to preschool when i was a kid, but I'm sure it is better and more important to go to pre schoola nd kindergarden along with all the grades, but it isnt necessary
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Well sounding like a correct grammar mom the proper way to say your question, Is preschool important to young kids below the age of 5? Yes it is. :) :) :) ;)
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For me, I`m having trouble deciding, I never been in preschool when I was a kid.
I never understood pre-school. I never went and I never sent my kids, either. A child used to learn their socialization skills in Kindergarten, so what the point of pre-school is I just don't get. Another way for somebody else to make money?
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I think it depends on the home environment, If you have an only child that doesn't have the opportunity to interact with other children, like daycare etc, then it'd be beneficial for building social skills
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I went to pre-school (Headstart where I live) and a lot of children do (or did) where I lived. A lot of "experts" say that preschool doesn't make a difference whereas other experts say that it makes a profound difference.
Personally, I think it's a matter of choice. If you work with your child at home in terms of learning basic counting, colors, etc... and they interact with other children, then I don't see how preschool would be that much better than what you can do at home with your child.
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For me, I`m having trouble deciding, I never been in preschool when I was a kid.
For me its not very important because I can teach and watch my kids but for those who are
have no choice because they have to run to work every single day yeah, it is important to them.
They have no time to teach their own so let other certified teacher teacher them.
It is worth for some but not for others.
But main thing is for the child. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :highfive:
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My grandson is an only child, and preschool was wonderful for him. There were no kids close by for him to play with, and he learned socialization there. He is an outgoing child and loves to be around other children. I think preschool also gives a child a taste of being in school without suddenly being place in regular school, five days a week and more hours a day.
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In this day and age, preschool is a good thing. It teaches children to be away from their parents for a short time, how to socialize with other children, how to obey someone other than a parent and how to interact in a school setting. I know it's hard to send your "baby" to school, but, the child will benefit from preschool.
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I think that a preschool that focuses on children learning from play can offer a child a huge advantage over children that do not receive that kind of education.
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I did not go to preschool when I was young..but I had a mother who taught me at home. By the time I got to kindergarden I could read on a 3rd grade level, knew colors, numbers and how to tell time, simple math etc. I was years ahead of all the other kids. I remember all of the things that were taught in kindergarden at the time....but now when the kids get to kindergarden, the teachers expect the kids to already know all of the things that used to be taught in kindergarden. Kindergarden used to be the "preschool" learning before moving on. Some kids that aren't in preschool, and don't have a mother that teaches and works with her children at home are usually behind when they start kindergarden. They have to learn the things that the other kids learned in preschool. If you have time to work with your children at home, you can teach them a lot, and could possibly excel them enough that they will be ahead of the other children as my mom did with me.
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Preschool isn't very important. Most moms send their kids to preschool so they can work. If you can stay at home with your kids you should. Anything you learn in preschool, you can learn at home too.
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I think that it all depends on what pre-school and where you plan on taking your children after pre-school. We chose a Montessori preschool that cost us a pretty penny and knew that the kids were going to an elementary school that was ranked number one in the state and twelfth in the country. My daughter is now number two in her High school class and taking nothing but college credit courses-which are considerably less than actually paying for college at the college level. I believe she should be able to skip a year and a half of college and have a scholarship for the rest. My son is doing well and still loves to learn...has his heart set on flight school.
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For me, I`m having trouble deciding, I never been in preschool when I was a kid.
I think preschool is extremely important...it gives the child a big advantage...helps them with the obvious learning, reading, writing, language but also social interaction and it gets them used to a schedule...my son was 3 and went 2 days a wk. for 3 hrs. he loved it and then at age 4 3 days a wk. 3 hrs. a day and the next yr. was pre-kindergarten...I highly recommend it :heart: :thumbsup:
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Reading the various comments, I noticed many differing opinions. My son just turned 5 last month and has been going to a preschool since the age of 3. At first, it was just a great time to play with other kids although there was a lot of learning re-enforcement going on. Since he has started he has since switched schools and I have noticed a BIG DIFERENCE in schools. Although he is older, he is learning far more and is exposed to more learning and social opportunities. He has learned to follow instructions and listen to his teacher as well as some great table manners and hygiene routines.
Overall, I think my son's preschool experiences have not only prepared him for school and interactions with others but he has had a great time getting to know, play and interact with others. Not to mention, the enjoyment of riding a school bus to and from school.
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Obviously, whether or not a child would attend preschool is a personal choice for the parents of a child. Some children are ready where others, might not be. Nowadays, it can be helpful for a child--socially to attend preschool. It can also help them adjust to the public school system because the have a head start academically. Those are two advantages for the child however; it's also important to consider disadvantages.
Some children LOVE preschool. It makes life interesting for them because it's socially, mentally and emotionally stimulating and can help them begin to develop some important social skills.
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I work for the school district, Preschool helps your child prepare for school. Some of the benefit are they learn to play well with other children there age. They learn to share and to be in a school environment. You can teach your child the colors, count to at lease 10, the shapes, the ABC's capitals and under-case and to recognize them not in order the same goes with the numbers, they need to know what is 2 and how much is 2. They need to learn basic words like I, you, is, it, am. If you work on these thinks you will help him or her to be ready for kinder. These are the things that Preschool prepares your child be ready for Kinder. Remember they learn all this in Kinder, what preschool does is start them out, but you can help them more. Preschool helps them mentally.
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Today it is very important for kids to go to preschool. It gives there learning a big boost and helps with socialization. The kindergarten teachers always said they could tell right away which kids had been to preschool and which ones had not.
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I believe that preschool is very important. It gives the children a good head start in education. My grandchildren all went to Head Start and are doing exceptionally well in school. My grandson is the All A Honor Roll student in his classroom (he was the only one), Student of the Month and the Rotary Club Reader of the Month, and he is only in 1st grade. I accredit it to him getting a head start in his learning technique. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :rainbow:
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I think it's important for the mother / child break away factor...gets them used to being away from their moms and also if the mom themselves aren't able for whatever reason to do the teaching themselves it provides the opportunity for the childto meet people his or her own age.
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I can tell you where I come from. I believe preschool serves a good purpose. My parents didn't send me and I was scared to death in kindergarten. So much so my Mom had to become a class room assistant because the mere thought of her leaving put in in a teary anxiety. By the 2nd day of first grade I was over that. I choose to send my now 14 & 15 year old to a private preschool. They learned manners, basic class room rules and structure. It also included a small prayer before snack. My now 7 year old went to a state funded head start program. She to learned manners, basic class room rules and structure. In the end I've decided preschool is important. At least 2 or 3 1/2 days a week. If your child is in daycare (pending on the quality) preschool isn't necessary. I vote Yes for preschool though.
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Pre school gives kids a good head start
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For many children it is very important. There are children who do not get the instructional learning that they need prior to starting school. Some children are not use to being around other children. Some children need developmentally instructions (speech, etc.) to help them be ready for school. Each child and need are different. I know in my state, the lower income households can send their children to pre-school/head start for free. I put my daughter in a paid pre-school when she was three years old. She didn't know how to relate to other children. She had only been around adults. It was well worth the money. Because of her intelligence, they went ahead and put her in with the kindergarten class. Fast forward several years, she graduated valedictorian of her class and received a fully paid academic scholarship to the University of Kentucky.
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Yes. I believe that its never too early to begin your education. I have many children in my family who attended a parochial pre-school. They were SO excited about what they learned everyday. Our preschool has a scholarship program to help with tuition. There are also preschool programs that are free, such as Headstart.
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Well I think it depends on the children involved. I never went to preschool when I was young, however my mum had 3 children within two years (twins) and she couldn't afford to send us. However my two sons were born two years apart. The older one at 3 years old was impatient with other children, he was a little disrespective - if he wanted to go on the computer at Preschool and one of the other kiddos was on it, he'd just pull them straight off! For him, he really needed to learn to treat other children with respect and learn social etiquette before he started Kindergarten. I tried to teach this to him at home before starting school but it didn't mean half as much to him as when he heard it from his Kindergarten Teacher. She was a great negotiator between all the kids and it seemed fair to me that a non-parent grown up was teaching the children very valuable life skills. For the record, my youngest son didn't need preschool but for good measure, I sent him anyway.
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I think it is really important cause that way kids interact with others their own age and become more independent.
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I think it helps kids get used to being away from the parents and helps them learn to make friends. Also they can learn how to share and get a head start on things they will learn in school. :thumbsup:
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I never went to preschool. I started in Kindergarten and I always had very good grades. I also had a friend who only went to school half a day when she was in Kindergarten and she turned out to be one of the smartest students in the entire class. So going to school the extra years doesn't exactly make you any smarter. A lot depends on how much you apply yourself and how much work you put into it. I believe sometimes kids get burned out by going to school for so many years as there is a lot of pressure put on the kids not only academically but also peer pressure.
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I think it is important. Some parents choose to teach their children at home instead but some kids don't listen or pay attention maybe because they used to see moms and dads everyday. But if they're at school they see other kids listening to the teacher so they'll be encouraged and listen too.
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I think it depends on the particular preschool's motto. I went to preschool and loved it. It set the foundation for me to love learning, which I do to this day.
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I think YES, but it all depends on the home environment or the sitter where the child is. I know from experience that Kindergarten teachers are looking for kids that know their numbers, their alphabet and know how to write their names.
If you cannot afford a preschool then make sure that you at home or the daycare/sitter teaches your child the basic stuff, school this times are very picky and like for your children to know more than what they can tech them. My daughter was evaluated that way in K and she had been on a preschool.
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I never went to preschool either, and I don't think it's important at all... It's probably a nice experience for the kid though.
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It doesn't seem as though kids are allowed to be kids anymore. They get sent off to school way too young in my opinion.
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It is helpful in getting children socialized and in today's society probably a help in getting them started in learning some basic academic skills because so many parents don't bother to educate them in any way at all.
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I think preschool is very important, we cannot compare when we were in school, the work is so much harder so the earlier the better. My son when to preschool twenty-seven years ago so it have been around a while now. Kids are very smart these days.
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I believe preschool is very important because the younger the children start learning the better it is for them. However, I believe that these babies should not stay in school for a very long time because they will be exhausted.