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[quote=Anonymous]My kid really hates online school, so we do it minimally.  She is also very resistant to sitting down to do any "work."  She will happily color, listen to me read books, play, etc., but if it feels like I'm directing her, she refuses.  For example, she refuses to try to sound out words, to try to practice writing her letters, etc.  She resists doing any preschool-type worksheets and that sort of thing.  When I read to her, I sometimes pause to sound out a word or point out the first letter of a familiar word, and she gets upset and says, "PLEASE JUST READ!"  She knows her letter sounds, but doesn't want to learn to read, practice letters/numbers, etc.

On the one hand, I want her to learn some discipline and work ethic (at a preschool level) before she starts Kindergarten.  On the other hand, I hear lots of people saying that it's bad to push kids to do academic work when they are 4.  I want her to enjoy school, be curious, etc.  I worry that if she starts K with no ability to write (beyond her name) and no practice sitting down to do activities, she'll struggle in K[/quote]

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