My son just got accepted...
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cattitude said:I think the social aspect is the best. They learn the world doesn't revolve around them and they get skills to solve the little everyday kiddie problems of sharing, personality conflicts etc.
I think developing these social skills at such a young age is just as important as the introduction to academics. I didn't consider this to be a bad thing... a kid has to go thru this "inoculation period" at some point in life, and I would much rather it be in the early "pre-k"/"k" years versus the higher grades.
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Oh ok. That's a sigh of relief.jwwb2000 said:
Thanks. You want to know what? I'm not very fond of you. Therefore; I will use the ignore option to ignore you retarded posts. Now go jump in a dumpster. Have a nice day.elaine said:Well, that was the idea Einstien, that's why I couldn't figure out where the
Enough of that crap. Let's keep this thread on-topic please.
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baswm
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In Calvert, It is hard to get your kid into a Pre K class unless you are 
or severly lacking in some area. My daughter went to Busy bee in PF because we wanted her to have some interaction with other kids. Since Busy Bee is private, we had to $$$. It was a good experience for her.
or severly lacking in some area. My daughter went to Busy bee in PF because we wanted her to have some interaction with other kids. Since Busy Bee is private, we had to $$$. It was a good experience for her.
baswm said:In Calvert, It is hard to get your kid into a Pre K class unless you are
or severly lacking in some area. My daughter went to Busy bee in PF because we wanted her to have some interaction with other kids. Since Busy Bee is private, we had to $$$. It was a good experience for her.
In St Marys it is difficult to get a child in pre K as well. In the pamplet it says "A child that comes from a family with and economically disadvantaged background will take priority and if vacancies remain, they will be filled using locally determined at-risk criteria." This doesn't mean that all children admitted to attend pre-K have
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I by all means am not poor. Therefore what would the financial income have to do with anything? Just curious as I am new to the whole pre k scene.
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baswm
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Plus the cost of housing in our areas, I feel it is hard to claim poor if you can afford to live here.
crabcake
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Correct. DQ went to Banneker for pre-k (which in my opinion, left a LOT to be desired!), but I wasn't sending her for the educational benefits, per se, as she was reading and speaking spanish by then. It was more the preparation for school, riding the bus, etc. to ease the transition and interaction with kids other than the babies at the daycare she went to.RoseRed said:
Either way, it's a good thing ... they get to play with kids outside their existing 'social circle' which teaches them to expand their friendly horizon beyond family and neighbors ... they get an early intro to 'classroom conduct' ... and for kids who haven't been as 'educationally enhanced' in the home, a bit of a helping hand with things they'll need to know in Kindergarten to be successful.
SilverIntrepid said:
I was just quoting the pamplete I received from the school system. They will take the children whose parents are on some kind of state/government help. Then they will fill the rest with children they "feel" would benefit from going to pre-k. For example: If your child has not been in daycare, that child will be the next on the list to attend.
I think that the entire "disadvantaged background" is just plain silly. It is a public education therefore why should a person's social status have anything to do with if a child goes to pre-K or not.
Chasey_Lane
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Send your child to Head Start.
crabcake
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My hubby and I tried to put our girl in Pre-K last school year in Lexington Park, and the school offical that I was speaking with, said that If we were not financially troubled, from a single parent home or had a learning disability it was pointless to even consider her as a canidate. We moved to Ridge right after school started, and they had plenty of spots open, She was enrolled and started within a week. It was great for her, she did not have any learning disabilities and was on grade level with her knowledge, but there was still a huge improvement in her skills. Her teacher told us that by Kindergarten, they would like them to spell there full names, know how to find and write numbers up to 26 and know her letters. So I would suggest Pre-K to any kid that has the ability to get in. As far as Kindergarten, I was under the impression by the admistrators, that it is a required grade, children have to attend some type of accredited program?!