Guest guest Posted October 21, 2003 Report Share Posted October 21, 2003 Doh... What a difficult, heartwrenching situation. Maybe you could find a homeschooling/unschooling family who could care for your son while you work... ~Angela Doh! <dohdriver wrote: So here's my son - over 4 now - having to practice COLORS and SHAPES which he and I did before he was even 2. He knew a rectangle from a square, literally years ago. And so the daycare director said to me last month, eyes wide with great surprise and admiration!, " He knows his colors and shapes!! He's ready for kindergarten! " I smiled faintly, and I thought to myself, " my poor son. " This is how you begin to learn that *education* isn't fun, that school isn't fun, that learning in that environment isn't fun - having to do exercises over and over that you already know how to do, that you could do in your sleep, that're just busy work. And this isn't even a pre-school, it's just a daycare, but as they all are licensed by the state, they're also mandated by the state to do these exercises to get all the kids ready for kindergarten. Don't get me wrong, I know the other kids need these exercises because they've been in daycares most of their lives and they never got the one-on-one that my son did. They really need to do this work, and I'm glad they're getting a chance to do it now before they really fall behind. But it KILLS me that my son brings home pages of circles and triangle without enthusiasm, and I can barely get excited about them myself. ~Doh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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