MD/DC Schools not good enough

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's great that she can read and add, but it's really more of the norm these days. My daughter was reading chapter book by the time she turned five and doing 4-digit addition....but girlfriend is going to good, ole public school next year. The kids that are not where she is will catch up in no time and she can always work on her social skills. What you should also consider is how she will transition to a place where she will not be the center of attention. Can she take turns? Raise her hand? Listen to and accept other people's ideas?

If my daughter had problem doing these things I would have put that in my initial post. Also I would then not be as concerned about the school's academics since I knew she needed social skills. But this ain't the case! I just want to really know any school's that have a prek program that resembles a kindergarten program. I found one school that had a prek plus program----the children work along side the kindergartners in Arnold, Md. There must be more.

Perhaps not. You may have stumbled upon a school that doesn't understand best practices and has a static understanding of early education. Perhaps they want the child to always remain 5 and do not see the skills acquired in K as the necessary first steps of a lifelong journey. I am relieved to know that there is only one such school in the area.

[Anonymous]

4/01/09 16:29
Yes, sad. Are you not familiar with play- an experiential- based early education? And most (all?) cultures do not teach language with flash cards.

[Anonymous]

OP, so what did you decide to do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, so what did you decide to do?

I decided to try to enroll my daughter into a public prek program this year while continuing to teach her at home.