tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post7296712527899768839..comments2023-11-02T09:08:09.242-07:00Comments on <i>Daddy Dialectic</i>: A social dilemma: What if we’re the only ones who don’t send their kids to preschool?Jeremy Adam Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11733669114207985920noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-81177101843623601932010-12-01T18:52:35.151-08:002010-12-01T18:52:35.151-08:00Good Afternoon
Awesome post, just want to say tha...Good Afternoon<br /><br />Awesome post, just want to say thanks for the shareAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-29776256918352179992010-09-26T06:03:32.803-07:002010-09-26T06:03:32.803-07:00Try looking at your local Churches for a Day out p...Try looking at your local Churches for a Day out program. You can usually find a 2-3 day a week 9-1 program that is affordable. You still get a ton of stuff coming home but my Triplets love it. It also gives me the chance to do the yard one day and clean the whole house the other day. That way all the chores are done M-F so the weekends are all family time.<br /><br />Have fun,<br />AlThe Texas Triohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12367358435612836702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-24702693227526826942010-09-24T00:06:06.177-07:002010-09-24T00:06:06.177-07:00If the question is to send or not to send the kids...If the question is to send or not to send the kids in pre-school, my answer would be, it depends. First, depends upon your budget, if you can afford to send them to pre-school then enroll them; Second is the readiness of your children, they must be ready to mingle with other kids and do some stuff independently. After all the benefits that they can get from pre-school would be very beneficial to them.MRWEDhttp://www.livtraining.edu.au/cert-and-assessment/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-68461116149511297562010-09-22T20:59:22.670-07:002010-09-22T20:59:22.670-07:00It really hit home when you asked what's the p...It really hit home when you asked what's the point of being a full-time father only to send Pip to pre-school every morning. Our son's pre-school fortunately included parents; one or the other of us spent most of his first two years there with him, but it's an unusual place. <br /><br />Have you considered home pre-schooling or un-schooling with other families? This site might give you some ideas: http://unschoolers.com/Wolf Pascoehttp://justaddfather.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-44620515047200951402010-09-20T17:34:45.509-07:002010-09-20T17:34:45.509-07:00We were torn too. Our daughter turned three on 9/1...We were torn too. Our daughter turned three on 9/18. We decided on a local Montessori school. They're not about pleasing mom and dad; their toys are all about learning different things. Many Montessori schools have a half day and a full day program, so either 3 or 6 hours a day. If Montessori is affordable, I'd strongly recommend it.Johanna Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104590992013792952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-86014525117553972872010-09-18T06:31:40.831-07:002010-09-18T06:31:40.831-07:00Once I realize we were talking about 6 hours a wee...Once I realize we were talking about 6 hours a week, I did not think it was such a big deal to leave our first one at a 'preschool'.PinkAndrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300478321655944268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-2090996498934822422010-09-17T21:43:44.798-07:002010-09-17T21:43:44.798-07:00I have had a similar issue. We started our 4 year ...I have had a similar issue. We started our 4 year old in a KRP program but ended up thinking the school was too big, so we pulled her out. We really wanted her to do something to get ready for kindergarten, but I was prepared for it to be me as the pre-school teacher. We have found a smaller school for her to go to, and we are excited about the socialization aspect of it as much or more than the educational aspect. I have even made mention of it on my own blog. You are welcome to check it out at http://sydanddensdad.blogspot.com/.<br />Thanks,<br />DennisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00057538442944466989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-3647912457545569312010-09-17T17:19:59.559-07:002010-09-17T17:19:59.559-07:00I may have been conditioned by the preschool indus...I may have been conditioned by the preschool industrial complex to think this way, but it seems like you might as well get them used to the dynamic of school: working and playing with other kids, learning from adults besides you, etc. We'll see how my cavalier attitude changes when my girls get closer to pre-school age.<br /><br />I cant' believe there's a waiting list for the playgroup. There must be others around. I'm in both a SAHD group and an Asian moms group--and there are countless other play groups in our area.Beta Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848551175803773006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-17222391812573338922010-09-16T12:54:58.808-07:002010-09-16T12:54:58.808-07:00Yep yep yep... I'm with everyone else: I have ...Yep yep yep... I'm with everyone else: I have no idea what to do. Our boy will be 3 in December, which means that by next year we'll get pressurized to send him somewhere. <br /><br />There's socialization, and there are things I know I can't give him (art projects are too messy for my neat-freakishness). But at the same time, he's doing really well now, so why mess with success? I really don't know what we'll do. I guess we have a few months to decide.BloggerFatherhttp://www.bloggerfather.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-75340300433150404612010-09-16T12:02:59.045-07:002010-09-16T12:02:59.045-07:00My kids are well past this stage, Grad-School, HIg...My kids are well past this stage, Grad-School, HIgh-school, etc. So I have some perspective on this. We did the "pre-school" thing when it started. We went to a Montessori and I would recommend a really good Montessori any day. There is no official "Montessori Authority" so some schools just use the name without following the method. One thing I did find out was that I was NOT as good as the teachers in dealing with my own kids. It took some chewing to get that down, but it's true. It's most likely true for you too. It's much easier to teach someone else's kids then your own. Perspective is very important. <br /><br />That said, in the long run I don't think preschool will make any difference in your kids lives. As long as you're not a sociopath and you send your kids to decent schools in general they'll find their own way. It won't do any harm, and it "is" the accepted means of children of a certain social class/s to socialize. So if you have the money by all means do it. Just don't feel guilty one way or the other. It is also a really good way for you to network. If you don't have the money -- and exactly why was money never brought up before? -- don't do it and do what ever else seems a good idea. <br /><br />Two things to keep in mind:<br /><br />Preschool with give your kids a jump start on their immune systems as they catch every cold that walks by. It will also get you use to the extortion racket that modern education has become. Just wait to your kids get to college and the edu-mobsters milk you dry of every last cent with a guilt filled gun to your head.rtb.inkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06991129961063752156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-50020992094337441532010-09-16T10:25:26.356-07:002010-09-16T10:25:26.356-07:00I waited till Secondo was born before enrolling 4-...I waited till Secondo was born before enrolling 4-year-old Primo in a three-days-a-week co-op preschool. The timing was right, the place was right, but I still worried that it was the right thing. Primo is graduating from high school this year and I am still not entirely convinced I made the right choice back then. Oh well. We do the best with what we have at the time. The inexact science of parenting makes me crazy -- and makes me a better human being.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07688742698211486243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-15678498718685790802010-09-16T04:20:00.030-07:002010-09-16T04:20:00.030-07:00Thank you for writing this post. My wife and I wer...Thank you for writing this post. My wife and I were trying to decide whether or not to send our son (nearly 2 1/2) to preschool this fall. Our decision was made easier because our daughter was born and I simply wasn't ready to do the school shuffle and care for an infant. At some point I know he'll need some sort of preschooling, but the kid is smart as a whip and is evolving every day at a cognitive level. We have his Gymboree classes and other avenues for socialization. I'm just not sold on the value of preschool, especially this early.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-48451140604012297742010-09-16T04:17:44.240-07:002010-09-16T04:17:44.240-07:00Ugh. The question. Preschool or no? I for one feel...Ugh. The question. Preschool or no? I for one feel just completely guilty about either choice. Ha! And also not ha.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02726608409766391593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23363296.post-51250115958977692552010-09-15T21:54:14.058-07:002010-09-15T21:54:14.058-07:00I think it's another example of parents feelin...I think it's another example of parents feeling either (A) little kids need school to 'get ahead' or whatever, or (B) little kids are too much to manage, so we'll sign 'em up for preschool while we go to the gym/store/spa.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04831282354592302843noreply@blogger.com