PM Says new Stat Board to oversee pre-school education

[Nebbermind]

If the pre-schools teach any more than what they are doing now, the kids will be accelerated to P3 after K2!!!


I think what pre-school should be doing to to be less academic and focus more on cultivating reading habits and learning to count (maths) thru games…

Life shd be fun in pre-schools!!

[Sun_2010]

Nebbermind:

If the pre-schools teach any more than what they are doing now, the kids will be accelerated to P3 after K2!!!


I think what pre-school should be doing to to be less academic and focus more on cultivating reading habits and learning to count (maths) thru games...
Life shd be fun in pre-schools!!

:rahrah: :rahrah:

I too want preschools to do more hands-on stuff and teach less

When DD/Ds went to kindy, I soo wanted to enroll in there too, haha.

[Oppsgal]

Won't be staying at home more fun?


Just my thoughts. Counting seems like stopping only at 10. So a little boring, especially for those who have learn much more.

[Oppsgal]

I am more worry on the "communication" with peers for my kid.


Parallel play only till now. Wish got some ways to encourage my kid to share and play with kids.

[Nebbermind]

Oppsgal:

Won't be staying at home more fun?


Just my thoughts. Counting seems like stopping only at 10. So a little boring, especially for those who have learn much more.

I can't comment on what is being taught in pre-schools but what what you think is too simple may not be so for another kid. We must realise that the system should cater to somewhere in the middle so that the kids will not be left out even before starting formal school.

Also, the oldest and youngest can be separated by a year between them and at that tender age (4~6), the one year is alot of difference!!

[autumnbronze]

If preschool is made compulsory, does that mean that parents won't have a choice to homeschool their kids at that level?


I hope that won't be the case.

I was homeschooling DS1. Only sent him to kindy after he turned 3 yrs because I felt he was hanging around too much with the older crowd ie extended family. Neighborhood doesn't seem to have many kids his age. But that too only after he was fully potty trained and was able to understand instructions eg the importance of hygiene.

Now that I have DS2, I may just wait until he is 5 years before I send him off to kindy, or maybe not at all.

On a separate note, I think preschs should put even more emphasis on life and social skills. This can be a follow up to what is taught at home. For instance, charity sales, trips to the old folks homes, orphanages etc can be organized. Performances can be put up for them. One is never too young to be exposed to such reality. My son's first trip to an orphanage was when he was one year old. We were in Thailand then. I do not know if there are preschs now that do subscribe to such activities. I know my son's kindy doesn't, yet.

I also like Nebbermind's idea of teaching reading and fun in math My DS1 is having fun in kindy. There is no homework, spelling or tingxie. There is a lot of hands on activities and 1 field trip per term.

[Imami]

I tend to be wary with those preschools/cc which are too academic driven. So far, my kid has been with 2 cc. I am ok with the cc’s curriculum until recently.


I prefer the cc to teach my child "how to live" - learn how to dress up, social behaviors etc. Academic is not totally unimportant but don’t need to overdrive.

Was given a chance to enroll my child in a premium preschool at a discount. While I am sure my child would be learning alot more than in his current cc, I decided to turn down the offer. While this preschool is very strong academically with very proficient teachers,
- my child would be eating microwaved food
- shower facilities not designed for young children
-no child size toilet bowl (kid’s will be using an adult toilet bowl with a child size toilet seat until they renovate about a year later)

So well, I think that is not suitable for my child.
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[Nebbermind]

er...is the govt trying to fix the k1/2 or even earlier? :scratchhead:

[Imami]

Nebbermind:

If the pre-schools teach any more than what they are doing now, the kids will be accelerated to P3 after K2!!!


I think what pre-school should be doing to to be less academic and focus more on cultivating reading habits and learning to count (maths) thru games...

Life shd be fun in pre-schools!!

Yes, support!

[Imami]

Nebbermind:

Oppsgal:

Won't be staying at home more fun?


Just my thoughts. Counting seems like stopping only at 10. So a little boring, especially for those who have learn much more.

I can't comment on what is being taught in pre-schools but what what you think is too simple may not be so for another kid. We must realise that the system should cater to somewhere in the middle so that the kids will not be left out even before starting formal school.

Also, the oldest and youngest can be separated by a year between them and at that tender age (4~6), the one year is alot of difference!!

Yes indeed. There is this girl in my child's class. She is a dec kid and you can tell, she is \"not there yet\" when you compare her to her peers. She is not just smaller built, speech and other aspects also lag behind. Not that she has developmental issue, don't get me wrong. But looking at her, I see my son when he was three.