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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]9:06-you are the one that is ignorant.  Preschool aged children should be playing and developing social skills, not "learning" phonics.  Do some research to see what early childhood experts say, before calling someone ignorant.  [/quote]

I've been there and done that.

Most preschools encourage phonics awareness and some teach it more rigorously than others. An emphasis on academic skills does not mean there isn't play and socializing!
Why should it be one or the other? That's not how it works, PP. 
Again, no one can make a child read if the child is not ready to do so.
Again, there is no school in this area that restricts the kids from socializing and play.

It's all a question of degrees, and every parent can find his or her dream preschool with just the right balance of rigor and tra-la-la.

My point is that it is ignorant and wrong to criticize a school behind its back without knowing the teacher's true intentions and pedagogy, relying on OP's distorted viewpoint (distorted because it is not possible to make most 3 year olds "read"). You're all jumping on the "too much pressure is wrong, let them play", but believe me - there is a lot more to teaching preschoolers than that.[/quote]

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