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[quote=Anonymous]I think some good points have been made about the importance of preschool given the path a child will take starting in K and the status of the child's parents.  (I don't mean status like SES, I just couldn't think of a better word to use).  Public Ks do seem really into sitting and learning and worksheets, which is one of many reasons we chose private for our kids.  Because of that, all I want for them to do before K is learn to love school.  I want them to play and learn how to interact with other people and listen to their teachers and maybe learn some things along the way.  We do a lot of learning at home (shapes, colors, letters, writing, etc.), so I'm not worried about the content that they're getting at school.  But I can see how learning certain things before K is helpful if a child isn't learning a lot at home (no judgment about that, just acknowledging reality).  I could also see how having a more structured, academic-type preschool could be helpful if the child is going to be attending a K like that.  I went to private school my whole life, and as a lawyer now, I'd say that it's not the actual things I learned in school that have helped me in life, but the fact that I learned how to learn (and truly enjoyed it).  I would hate for my kids to hate school, or the idea of it, before they even started K, so that's where I think the quality is important - but the quality of what is up to you and what you're looking for.[/quote]

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