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We unschool for this reason!! <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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Play can certainly result in learning.
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The LLL has the bestest (yes, i know that's not a word, LOL) book on play learning out there. I can't remember the title of it, but it was all about preschool at home and was a great primer to starting homeschooling. I wish I could remember the title of it, but maybe someone out there can find it! it is a fantastic book!
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Chipmunk
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I do think preschool is important for youngsters but not push academics too hard on them. Play time can be learning as well if the teachers know what the needs of the children are. I don't like "preschools" that are just day care centers where the children run all willy nilly with absolutely no structure at all. They need structure and routines mixed with the ability to be preschoolers too. That is so hard to find in some places.
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I believe children go to institutions like daycare and preschool too early--but I know I'm probably the minority!
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Mmm.... I think it's less an issue of "age" and more an issue of individual development. Some children are ready for structure early, others later, and some never.
I do, however, think intense structure prior to age 5 or 6 can do more harm than good.
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Oh I agree...I'm just saying that learning that happens at home (with an involved parent) is underestimated in today's society.
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Unfortunately, Jan, some parents have no choice especially single Mommas who bust their hineys to make ends meet for their children and the majority of 2 parent homes, they both have to work. My kids went to day care. My son went just because I worked in the baby room and he was in there with me so I got to be with him all day (sort of) and get a paycheck. Plus my now ex husband would neglect him if I left him at home. When I went to college and had my daughter, they both went to the day care and preschool on campus because he would still neglect them. I would have to leave food where my son could get to it if i had to leave him at home. Needless to say, he is gone now. So, some people don't have a choice.
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