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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's with the letters and numbers in preschool? You have k, 1, 2 to learn the letters and numbers. Kids also have plenty of time -years 3-12 to catch up to the other kids who did learn their ABCs. Don't cut their childhood short.
Kids don't need to know their letters and numbers so young. They need to learn how to play.
I loved big class sizes and we had much older kids in class. So much to learn from them. Teachers were juts facilitators. I remember other kids more than the teachers even though they were always there setting up arts and crafts or getting us dressed to go out. [/quote]

I am in no way in favor of a rigorous academic preschool, but I don't think it is too much for kids to know their letters and numbers by 4 or 5, although it isn't the end of the world if they don't.  We are at a play based preschool.  A PP explained very well how play based is different than just playing.  I think this is the right balance.  They aren't sitting at desks, but the games they play help them learn basic skills, in addition to games and outdoor time just for fun alone.  My son is 4 and it seems like most kids know their letters and numbers, can write their own names (at least to a degree), but I don't most are reading - which is more than fine.

They have a lot of fun at school, are excited to go there (if he sees a friend in the hall he will excitedly sprint to class), all while getting the building blocks for academics later.[/quote]

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