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This is why you send your kids to preschool.  Otherwise they will end up in kindergarten and not know how to spell and have poor social skills.  Maybe you can spend some time working with her on both.  There are other ways to deal with another child saying something you don't like besides tattling to your mom.  [/quote]

The majority of kids do go to pre-school but, they can also have learning disabilities that make reading ( dyslexia anyone?) or math disabilities that make school work very challenging.  That does not mean they are not smart.  It is cruel for kids to point this fact out even for five years old.  But, we as parents need to step in and teach kids to mind their own business.  Who cares if Timmy is in the lower math and Sarah is not reading chapter books?  They might be amazing artists or play the piano.

I get it, op as my kids have been made fun of in school.  However, in many cases ( not all) mean kids do turn into mean adults and I teach them to rise above mean comments.  Doesn't mean it won't hurt but, if the bullies were so confident than they wouldn't put others down.   I teach them that mean kids feel inferior at a deep level.  Otherwise, if you are on top why would you make those comments?

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Also, many preschools don't overtly teach academics - just pre-reading skills and pre-math skills. I would never assume most kids going to K already know how to read. 
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Right.  But it is a good place for your child to be exposed to kids that you maybe wouldn't choose for them to hang out with and go outside the parental bubble a little, but still with more oversight over social interactions than kindergarten.  [/quote]

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