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[quote=Anonymous]The things you listed don't sound out of the ordinary for the kids in this area. It may be that the parent doesn't want you doing drills or bogus academic things with the child. My kids were in a great preschool and I wanted a nanny who let them play, read with them, lets them run around outside etc. I passed over any nanny that talked about her curriculum or flash cards. IMO flash cards are bad.

It only helps with memorization and doesn't impart the skill. Even in school when the teacher sent home flashcards to everyone in the class for multiplication tables, we threw them out. Its much better to teach kids how to do mental calculation and grouping/patterns in their head than memorize the tables. In reading at younger ages its better for kids to learn the sound not the name of the letter symbol. Its better to let them learn how to make words before they read words. Many ECE programs or flashcard/workbooks on the market do the opposite which produces kids who can parrot the answer but don't know the skill. [/quote]

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