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Post by outdoorsmommy on Jan 5, 2012 14:27:56 GMT -6
Due to lack of funding in schools and overcrowding in classrooms. My husband and I are already looking for some good schools to send our son. My husband and I were on two different sides of the spectrum in school. I was ahead so I never got any extra help and was never challenge and then my husband had a tough time with reading and they just overlooked him. I hope we find the best school for our son when it comes time but we are pretty confident in the private school near us as long as we stay in Shakopee or at least this area
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Post by charliesmom05 on Jan 6, 2012 12:16:55 GMT -6
Coralsmom, Im sorry if it sounded like I was judging you. In my head, I wasn't. For the record, I do not have a teaching background. I am a stay at home mom who took in a couple kids to care for in my home for a little extra money and for my son to have kids to play with. We do not need daycare bc we chose for me to stay home and raise our son. Financially it sucks. and it is hard. But we couldn't see me working to just barely cover daycare fees.
I don't think it's just kindergarten that expects more out of kids, each grade seems to be harder than when I was in school. In my opinion, if each grade is going to be asking more of children than when we were in school than they should start early in kindergarten. I don't feel the requirements for kindergarten are all that much. And I was saying, kids can be ready for the requirements if parents would work with their kids and stop blaming others. I did not depend on preschool to teach my child these things. Preschool was 2.5 hours and two days of week of playtime, that was it. My husband and I taught our son what he knows and will continue to teach him.
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Post by ReneeW on Jan 6, 2012 15:14:47 GMT -6
I was only going to add ... it is a challenge to juggle your kid's play time, homework time, activities, etc. My oldest DD is in first grade and I'll be the first to admit that some nights it is CRAZY. For example, she gets home from school at 4 pm and, for example, on Thursdays has dance at 6:15. Last night I let the kids play outside because it's so nice out ... then snack at 4:30, homework until 5:15, then bath time because it was bath night and she has dance -- so then dance til 7, home for dinner and straight to bed. !!??!! I work three days a week and those nights we don't even SEE our kids 'til dinner time == so it's dinner and homework and bed. I guess my point is that my DH and I barely have time to make sure homework gets done and I work part time. So two full time working parents and single parents have it even tougher ... I think that everyone wants what is best for their kids, but a lot of families are strapped for time and money and the parents are exhausted. Heck yes -- parents need to try to work with their kids and get them ready for kindergarten. But I am also sympathetic to parents who are overworked and stressed and struggling. Workloads at school are much heavier than when we were kids, and it can be tough to get everything in. That being said, like someone mentioned above - dinner time, bedtime stories, there are lots of opportunities for sneaking in educational time with your kids. Again, I'm just feeling sympathetic for parents who feel very strapped for time. I think the study on K readiness ready is a reflection on our society and families' struggles to make ends meet.
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