Kindergarten: You In?
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I thought it was interesting that I found this post shortly after I made my own kindergarten post.
This one talks about how parents in the more affluent areas seem to go nuts if they can’t get their kids into prestigious kindergartens. I thought it was interesting that one school received 178 applications but only had room for 16 new students.
http://thestateofblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/kindergarten-you-in/
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Does it really matter where a child goes to kindergarten? Sure parents want the best for their children but I think this is a bit extreme. Just because they attend a prestigious kindergarten does not mean they will flourish. I mean will every child grow up to be Bill Gates? It’s nice to want that for them, but it doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll happen.
Parents want their kids to have the opportunity to the best education possible. That’s great, but I really do think parents put their child’s futures too much in educators hands than their own. I think it’s more important to put stock into what high school or college they should attend.
The women in the article thought she failed her child because they were on the waiting list. (S)he is probably only five, and more than likely could care less.
I did the pre-school and private young schooling thing. I feel like it did give me quite the advantage. The school I went to would teach you at a higher level than your grade. (Did that make sense?) For example, in kindergarten, they would teach you first grade material.
When I did make the switch to public school in the 7th grade, it was a big change of pace. I already knew a lot of the stuff that was going on. I remember being bored a lot. Kinda like being at work these days except I’m bored because I don’t know anything that’s going on.
Yes it made sense. I see what you’re saying. I attended public school all my life, and ended up being quite bored because I was always ahead of the current material.
I do think it’s a good idea for some, but I’m just not sure ALL kids would benefit from it. Not just that, I know some won’t truly appreciate the experience.