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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Kuman sucks. It's skill and drill. Our young children need to experience the joy of reading and math at ages 3-5, not skill and drill.[/quote]

A child  cannot experience the joy of reading without reading over and over and over and over again.
A child cannot experience the joy of mathematics without solving problems over and over and over and over again.
In both instances, to develop expertise, booster confidence and develop passion and joy, the reading and problem solving must get progressively harder, and harder, and harder,  and more difficult, over and over and over and over again.

Who cares what you call or don't call this?   Skill, drill, drilling for joy, repetition, letting the child choose for themselves, letting the child lead, letting the child drive to school?

Children that don't read, or speak, or write, or solve problems and socially interact will have major problems down the road.  Children who play all the time without reading, writing, solving problems and socially interacting will also have problems down the road.

Playing is not the sole activity happy and joyous children must engage in.

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This is actually not true at all, especially when it comes to preschoolers.  Its been studied -- play is what enables young children to develop higher level thinking, creativity, problem solving skills, and ultimately those are the kids who will be more successful academically.  And engaging in "only" play at age 4 is the best thing a child can do developmentally.  But hey, sit your four year down and make her do her math facts.  Sounds like fun.[/quote]

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