Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Will New Hampshire Vote for Kindergarten?

Several towns in New Hampshire will vote today on whether to offer public kindergarten.

Something that struck me in this article was the pro-kindergarten mother whose own attempts to teach her son reading skills at home ended in "frustration and tears."

I can say from experience that teaching letter sounds isn't difficult -- if the child is developmentally ready. I can also say from experience that if the child isn't ready, it will be a frustrating experience until the child is a little older.

Sending her child to kindergarten wouldn't necessarily have been the magical panacea that mother believes...and why would a teacher whose time is divided between many children of widely varying needs and abilities automatically be assumed to have a greater likelihood of success?

2 Comments:

Blogger Mrs. Happy Housewife said...

"and why would a teacher whose time is divided between many children of widely varying needs and abilities automatically be assumed to have a greater likelihood of success?"

Oh, because teachers are "professionals" and therefore know much more than we simpletons. ;)

4:45 AM  
Blogger Laura said...

:) :) :)

Laura

11:56 AM  

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