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Anonymous wrote:The bottom line is that if a kid comes from a family where any parent even bothers to think about the distinction of play-based preschool vs. academic preschool, then she will do just fine in either one, or she will do just fine with no preschool at all.

It just doesn't matter, people.

More on this:

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/the_kids/2013/01/how_important_is_preschool_if_you_are_researching_early_education_philosophies.html

The Slate article, like most "popular reading," is rather simplistic.

More in depth studies demonstrate that "academic preschools" that use rote learning, memorization, and drilling (endless worksheets, Kumon, etc.) for preschool age kids are detrimental. They create learning anxiety, reduce imagination and problem-solving initiative, and increase aversion to school.


Oh come on. What preschool is giving four year olds "endless" worksheets?

Thins who proudly identify themselves as academic preschools. And there are many parents who are anxious, but ignorant and think that the worksheets and drilling are giving their children a head start on learning.

I still want to know how 3 and 4 year olds, the vast majority of who
cannot write or read, do worksheets?

That's how the schools try to teach reading, writing, and math -- through the use of worksheets.

They have kids write the same things over and over and fill in math sheets. The kids do memorize a lot of things, but they are way too young to truly understand things conceptually. It can really F**& up their relationship with learning.

are you sure this is preschool and not K? none of the children (even the advanced ones) could have done worksheets like that at 3.

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Anonymous wrote:The bottom line is that if a kid comes from a family where any parent even bothers to think about the distinction of play-based preschool vs. academic preschool, then she will do just fine in either one, or she will do just fine with no preschool at all.

It just doesn't matter, people.

More on this:

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/the_kids/2013/01/how_important_is_preschool_if_you_are_researching_early_education_philosophies.html

The Slate article, like most "popular reading," is rather simplistic.

More in depth studies demonstrate that "academic preschools" that use rote learning, memorization, and drilling (endless worksheets, Kumon, etc.) for preschool age kids are detrimental. They create learning anxiety, reduce imagination and problem-solving initiative, and increase aversion to school.


Oh come on. What preschool is giving four year olds "endless" worksheets?

Thins who proudly identify themselves as academic preschools. And there are many parents who are anxious, but ignorant and think that the worksheets and drilling are giving their children a head start on learning.

I still want to know how 3 and 4 year olds, the vast majority of who
cannot write or read, do worksheets?

That's how the schools try to teach reading, writing, and math -- through the use of worksheets.

They have kids write the same things over and over and fill in math sheets. The kids do memorize a lot of things, but they are way too young to truly understand things conceptually. It can really F**& up their relationship with learning.

Anonymous wrote:"Play-based" = $35,000 per year (not including aftercare).

Anonymous wrote:"Play-based" = $35,000 per year (not including aftercare).

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Anonymous wrote:The bottom line is that if a kid comes from a family where any parent even bothers to think about the distinction of play-based preschool vs. academic preschool, then she will do just fine in either one, or she will do just fine with no preschool at all.

It just doesn't matter, people.

More on this:

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/the_kids/2013/01/how_important_is_preschool_if_you_are_researching_early_education_philosophies.html

The Slate article, like most "popular reading," is rather simplistic.

More in depth studies demonstrate that "academic preschools" that use rote learning, memorization, and drilling (endless worksheets, Kumon, etc.) for preschool age kids are detrimental. They create learning anxiety, reduce imagination and problem-solving initiative, and increase aversion to school.


Oh come on. What preschool is giving four year olds "endless" worksheets?

Thins who proudly identify themselves as academic preschools. And there are many parents who are anxious, but ignorant and think that the worksheets and drilling are giving their children a head start on learning.

I still want to know how 3 and 4 year olds, the vast majority of who
cannot write or read, do worksheets?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bottom line is that if a kid comes from a family where any parent even bothers to think about the distinction of play-based preschool vs. academic preschool, then she will do just fine in either one, or she will do just fine with no preschool at all.

It just doesn't matter, people.

More on this:

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/the_kids/2013/01/how_important_is_preschool_if_you_are_researching_early_education_philosophies.html

The Slate article, like most "popular reading," is rather simplistic.

More in depth studies demonstrate that "academic preschools" that use rote learning, memorization, and drilling (endless worksheets, Kumon, etc.) for preschool age kids are detrimental. They create learning anxiety, reduce imagination and problem-solving initiative, and increase aversion to school.


Oh come on. What preschool is giving four year olds "endless" worksheets?

Thins who proudly identify themselves as academic preschools. And there are many parents who are anxious, but ignorant and think that the worksheets and drilling are giving their children a head start on learning.

I still want to know how 3 and 4 year olds, the vast majority of who
cannot write or read, do worksheets?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bottom line is that if a kid comes from a family where any parent even bothers to think about the distinction of play-based preschool vs. academic preschool, then she will do just fine in either one, or she will do just fine with no preschool at all.

It just doesn't matter, people.

More on this:

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/the_kids/2013/01/how_important_is_preschool_if_you_are_researching_early_education_philosophies.html

The Slate article, like most "popular reading," is rather simplistic.

More in depth studies demonstrate that "academic preschools" that use rote learning, memorization, and drilling (endless worksheets, Kumon, etc.) for preschool age kids are detrimental. They create learning anxiety, reduce imagination and problem-solving initiative, and increase aversion to school.


Oh come on. What preschool is giving four year olds "endless" worksheets?

Thins who proudly identify themselves as academic preschools. And there are many parents who are anxious, but ignorant and think that the worksheets and drilling are giving their children a head start on learning.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bottom line is that if a kid comes from a family where any parent even bothers to think about the distinction of play-based preschool vs. academic preschool, then she will do just fine in either one, or she will do just fine with no preschool at all.

It just doesn't matter, people.

More on this:

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/the_kids/2013/01/how_important_is_preschool_if_you_are_researching_early_education_philosophies.html

The Slate article, like most "popular reading," is rather simplistic.

More in depth studies demonstrate that "academic preschools" that use rote learning, memorization, and drilling (endless worksheets, Kumon, etc.) for preschool age kids are detrimental. They create learning anxiety, reduce imagination and problem-solving initiative, and increase aversion to school.


Oh come on. What preschool is giving four year olds "endless" worksheets?

Anonymous wrote:I think people are misunderstanding what is meant by "play" in this context. It doesn't mean they let the kids loose to just do whatever they want all day, like they do at recess. It is used more to distinguish between a program that has you draw a page of "A"s, then circle all the capital and small As on a sheet, or circle pictures of items that start with the A sound, then move on to working through addition problems, etc. it is not a new term---my 18 year old went to a play-based preschool back in her day. She also loved doing workbooks at home, so I didn't need her to do more of that kind of thing at school. The important thing is that the kids think they are "playing" all day at school, whereas in reality, the teachers are encouraging specific activities that have set goals of what the kids are supposed to learn from them. So yes, there will be some activities they have to do that they don't particularly want to do, but there will be other activities with much more freedom. At our preschool, there were dress up clothes in one area, blocks in another, puzzles in another, a water table and/or sand table, cars and trucks, an easel with paint, etc. They would have some blocks of time that they could choose to play with whatever they wanted (and had to learn to wait their turn if someone else was already using those items) and other times they would do a teacher-directed activity like a craft project or story time. Play-based doesn't mean all play, all the time.[/quote]


I think this is what most people have in mind when they think of the term play based, but for those schools that take the term seriously, there are no teacher directed activities at all (outside of music and maybe a story).