“No wonder this country is so screwed up. You think children need structure to “learn to learn?” My ignorant observations are that children begin learning from birth.”
Yes. Children DO need structure. They also need to know how to handle themselves in a classroom environment. There’s raising your hand, standing in line etc...
I’m glad you mentioned illegal alien parents. My wife has several students in her kindergarten class that speak NO ENGLISH whatsoever.
It’s a shame that there are parents who don’t take the time to teach their kids basic things. However it’s a FACT OF LIFE. You’re talking about conservative ideals and I agree... it SHOULD be the way you say but it isn’t.
So what do we do then? Do we allow the kids, who are the real losers in this scenario, to fall behind in kindergarten?
What happens in kindergarten is that the “high” kids are no longer being challenged because the class curriculum has been simplified for the “low” kids. Pre-k provides a boost for those children who don’t know english, or learn things slower than their peers.
How do these students find their way to your wife’s classroom?
I do not think teaching your child basic things is a conservative ideal. It’s a part of living in a civilized society.
These things should be left to churches and individuals to handle. I went to kindergarten at a church. I still remember the teachers despite only attending that school for kindergarten. We said prayers. We thanked God for our food. Not government. Those were the days . . .