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My kids went to a two morning a week pre-k, and I spent lots of one on one time with them. I think they got the best of both worlds as far as the pre-k thing went. They got to go to school just a few hours a week while I ran errands, instead of all of us running errands.

I thought you were saying that all (or most) would be as advanced as the ones in your family if enough time was spent with them.

I know a lot of moms with special needs kids who spend lots of time with their kids, and sometimes something else besides time is needed.

I'm sure you didn't mean anything. However some moms of kids with real problems (like dyslexia) will feel guilty that they haven't spent enough time with their kids if their kids aren't reading in kindegarten.

Yes, I think you did misunderstand my first post. Many FReepers don't understand how some parents "raise" their children, because it's so far removed from the way "we" do it.

There are parents out there who don't read themselves, and they don't read to their children. They might plop the children in front of the TV, and if the children are lucky, it will be tuned to something somewhat educational, but maybe not.

I've actually met parents who said they didn't try to teach their children colors, shapes, letters or numbers before kindergarten, because they thought the teachers would rather teach the children those things.

Those are the types of children who benefit from pre-K....and as you say, special needs children may need extra help even before beginning school.

However, most children who have "normal" parents who play with them, talk to them, and read to them will not need a pre-K program to achieve normally in school.

Are we on the same wavelength now?