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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Young kids need exercise, creative and engaging teaching, and lots of time for play. Play and free time are extremely important for young children as play allows children to practice and consolidate new information and experiences. Your child's brain will not function properly, and he/she will not be able to achieve his/her academic potential without ample "play time". Part of the reason for the explosion in ADHD diagnoses is children's free time and time for physical activity being severely and unnaturally restricted in modern schools. The current school day is too long and includes too little physical activity for children's needs...this is especially true for boys. Moreover, people are born with different abilities and thus have different learning styles (visual vs oral vs tactile, ect.) and require differentiated teaching. This can only be achieved in relatively small classes. All of the above is supported by tons of research.

Most public schools (and quite a few privates as well) are failing to meet the psychological needs of young children. This leads to behavior problems and difficulty learning. If you can find a way to afford private, do so. [b]My kids' small, not well-known private gives children three outdoor breaks a day (two 20 minute plus 30 minutes for lunch and 30 minutes for recess) from pre-k through first grade[/b], and then two breaks (20 minutes morning play, plus an hour for lunch and recess) through elementary school. They have Phys Ed twice a week as well as music and art. Classes are small, with individual attention, topics are taught using different modalities and lots of creative projects. Kids learn a lot without realizing it. At pre-k, many of the kids are already reading simple books and they start teaching multiplication and division in second grade. Lots of play time actually aids in having strong academics. The pre-pre-k class (3 year-olds) is all play with teachers taking small groups of kids aside during the day to work on phonics, numbers, and writing skills. Behavior problems are dealt with one-on-one (one of the teachers takes misbehaving child away from the group to discuss behavior) and even the three-year-olds line-up and stay quiet and still when asked. The point is, kids are given appropriate outlets for their energy and curiosity and this leads to a calm and disciplined atmosphere. Of course, since this is a private school, if a particular child is causing repeated problems, they will eventually be asked to leave the school. However, to my knowledge, the school has not had to use expulsion before, as the measures teachers and administrators undertake are effective at changing negative behaviors. That is the way a school should function.[/quote]
Which school? Spill it![/quote]

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