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[quote=Anonymous]My son goes to a Reggio-inspired preschool. It used to adhere to the philosophy more closely before the previous director left for family reasons. Even though it's "less Reggio" this year it's still a solidly play-based school and we're very happy with it. My mom was an elementary school teacher for many years and has repeatedly warned me against pushing academics too early. It leads to kids being bored by the time they get to school which can in turn make them hate school and that of course can lead to disastrous consequences.

In addition to what PPs have said, Reggio is different from other curriculums in that if the students are really into a theme (say, the rainforest), the teachers will keep on that theme until they start to lose interest. They don't stop and move on to a new theme just because it's a new week or month. Will every single kid be equally as interested? Of course not. But they take what most of the kids seem to be excited about and run with it. [/quote]

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