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Agree with this. Not only is patience an important life skill, but boredom fosters creativity. We as a society have developed an expectation of being constantly occupied and constantly stimulated. All the while, it hinders our creative capacity. Article after article has been written about this. Developing and challenging a child's mind doesn't just happen because you quiz her and push worksheets in front of her. Maybe a K student can recite words at a second grade level, but how is her reading comprehension? Does she understand what she's reading, and can she draft her own stories using a well-exercised imagination?

Also, even kids who have been in group childcare settings benefit from the social dynamics of K. Kids haven't learned all there is to know about relationships and getting along with others by K, just because they went to daycare and preschool. It's important for them to learn to navigate new situations, including how to get along with children who have different backgrounds and temperaments. [/quote]

+1 Agree on all points. Learning to navigate new situations is a huge part of K, as is learning empathy and learning that not everyone thinks/learns/understands the same way. My kids both went to daycare/preschool and had the basics before K at our neighborhood public school, but I still think they got a lot out of it. Sure, they repeated stuff they already knew (I like to think of it as reinforcement - solidifying that base knowledge) but they also learned new ways of doing things and met lots of new kids with different experiences. Often they would help teach their friends and just as often their friends would help teach them. They started the process of learning to communicate in different ways. I think that is a lifelong process and I think it is particularly important for bright/academically advanced kids to learn to communicate with others of all intellectual/academic levels. I fully admit that my kids are not super geniuses -- I actually think there are very few of those out there. But if your kid truly is that far advanced one of his/her challenges in life will be being able to successfully and effectively communicate with people of differing abilities - and to appreciate the contributions of those who think/learn/see things differently. Learning that in early elementary is so helpful as they grow. [/quote]

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