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[quote=Anonymous]My social daughter loved pre-K and loathed school--in tears--until THIRD GRADE (this year). She had to be with her friends, who were wisely separated from her during the early years because they would have distracted her (or she them). She regularly said, "I don't like school" or "I hate school" because that's what her friends said. It was heart-breaking to me, a bookworm and the child of two fine teachers. We couldn't switch schools--we had moved to be close to that public school, and jobs/routine/life depended on that.

Now, in third grade, she happily skips off to school. She has enough friends so that she feels comfortable. (She doesn't like to be or feel alone.) She struggled with reading and writing, but seems to be mastering skills at her own, turtle pace. I think she was someone who was definitely hurt by expectations of reading early--she didn't really learn to read comfortably until 2nd grade. My teacher parents said, "So what?" 
Anyway, OP, I feel your pain. I hope your child's struggles are over more quickly than mine. I do think there's something to be learned in the struggle, but perhaps that's wishful thinking. [/quote]

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