Parents in our urban setting stress out about preschool. Thankfully, if you are an engaged and intentional parent, your child will develop fine, and will have the academic and social skills needed to succeed in school: with out preschool. But, we parents may need them to go to preschool to have our own needs met-- like a break from caring for our child, or work. Slate.com wrote an interesting article about this.
The Early Education Racket: If you are reading this article, your kid probably doesn't need preschool.
But it's very likely, since it is the culture of parenting in this generation that you will consider this, so here is an introduction to the types of preschool philosophies.
Preschool Philosophy 101: Understand the many approaches to early childhood education.
These philosophies have great ideas. The most important qualities is needed in a preschool is that 1) you feel comfortable with the space, staff and the program 2)the preschool is child centered, and 3) the program is play based. Free PLAY is what kids should be doing at preschool. Scientific America writes about this beginning on page 37 of this issue.
The Death Of Preschool: The trend in early education is to move from a play-based curriculum to a more school-like environment of directed learning. But is earlier better? And better at what?
Consider This:
What do you need as a parent? How does preschool fit into your needs?
The Early Education Racket: If you are reading this article, your kid probably doesn't need preschool.
But it's very likely, since it is the culture of parenting in this generation that you will consider this, so here is an introduction to the types of preschool philosophies.
Preschool Philosophy 101: Understand the many approaches to early childhood education.
These philosophies have great ideas. The most important qualities is needed in a preschool is that 1) you feel comfortable with the space, staff and the program 2)the preschool is child centered, and 3) the program is play based. Free PLAY is what kids should be doing at preschool. Scientific America writes about this beginning on page 37 of this issue.
The Death Of Preschool: The trend in early education is to move from a play-based curriculum to a more school-like environment of directed learning. But is earlier better? And better at what?
Consider This:
What do you need as a parent? How does preschool fit into your needs?
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