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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD started school in Europe in a game-based environment. (I wouldn't call it play-based, it is quite carefully planned.). When we moved back to US she went into 1st grade. She was placed in the lowest reading group (she was never explicitly taught reading there). The school basically treated her as if she were behind. Until that is, she took her first standardized test, in I think it was second grade, or maybe third. She got 99s all the way across. I went in to have a chat with her teacher about her placement. Fortunately, I had the test results, which put the teacher on the defensive. She switched her to the highest reading and math groups. (She had little choice) DD has never looked back. The academic awards started pouring in. She now has a realistic shot at the top colleges and we attribute it to her early ed. Our other child, a few years older, missed the early ed in Europe, and had a middling high school career. Needless to say, we are big believers in the game/play-based early ed model![/quote] This wasn't Finland, but a Northern European country with the same basic approach. I should add that the early ed is also very community oriented both inside the school and tied to the community at large and the some of kinds of things the kids do would never be allowed here. Like taking a 2-hour walk, lighting candles, using kitchen knives, etc. The play, games, and puzzles, though are where the magic happens. [/quote] This sounds very much like my kids N Arl preschool which has a mega long wait list. It is a game approach as well. I am certain it is the best for my child, but I have often worried about the exact scenario you describe, e.g., judged against the Kumon kids from the get go. I have no doubt it will pay off later. Kids with this play approach have been shown to routinely outpace peers by third grade.[/quote]
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