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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Same and we did a 5 day a week Pre-K program. DS loves it. There's so much play and he really enjoys his friends. I'd encourage you to go the full day route because my DS likes playing on the playground all afternoon, which isn't something I'd be able to do with him at home (sure we do playground, but not for hours and hours).

Kindergarten is very structured, not fun and rote. It's nothing like the Kindergartens that we grew up with. Kids sit all day, be silent, and get drilled. It's often remedial and focused on ABCs and even colors, so my older kids were bored too. The whole Kindergarten year was torture for my older kids until the teachers caught up most of the class to reading. Our Kindergarteners also weren't allowed on the playground at our elementary school and instead have this courtyard with just balls and chalk. I'm debating skipping it for my DS next year and sending him to a private K instead.

I'd encourage Pre-K instead of two years of Kindergarten. Pre-K is glorious, full of activities, playtime, friendships. So many hands on activities, crafts, field trips that public schools can't afford. Instead of "everything you learned in life [/quote]

I am a kindergarten teacher and a lot of this is school dependent but also true. It takes the whole 1st quarter to figure things out and then start some leveled reading groups. Even then I might have 1 ready and not the other 3. And it’s very hard to get 1:1 enrichment. I would not do kindergarten next year. As a mom I would have done 3-4 days and fun things the other days. [/quote]

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