Should pre schools adequately prepare children for education in primary schools?

Question

why?

Answer 1

Pre-school is about play, naps and socialising. They are all so under staffed that I advocate home schooling.

Answer 2

Yes I do. That is the point to help them gain the skills needed in order to start kindergarten. If a child is behind already in kindergarten with a fast pace environment it could seriously affect their performance and their enjoyment in school. Now many day cares have preschool programs because plain and simple kids are there for like 40 hours a week so it is important that these preschool programs teach the children what they need to know because the kids won't necessarily learn it at home. Some parents don't think to start working with them at home.

Answer 3

No, because pre school should focus on getting children ready for learning by building a foundation for learning. So many schools tell parents about the end product. If you build a good foundation, this will help the child to be cognitively ready for school. Many children do poorly, are stressed and frustrated because they are asked to do things before they are ready. When children are ready, learning opens up a whole new world.

Answer 4

Yes but the kids are still young. They should adequately prepare kids to listen to teachers and play with the other kids. They should be there to learn but with a fun approach. They will have the next 15 yrs to learn in a classroom.

Answer 5

THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF PRE SCHOOL IS TO TEACH THE
PRE SCHOOL-ER TO COUNT, THEIR ABC'S, AND ALSO
HOW TO RELATE TO OTHERS, AWAY FROM MOMMY AND DADDY. IT'S THERE THAT THEY LEARN GETTING ALONG WITH OTHERS. AND ALL THOSE LITTLE THINGS THAT WILL PREPARE THEM FOR THE NEXT LEVEL. EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST TEACHER. WHEN A CHILD DOES NOT ATTEND PRE SCHOOL, AND THEY SPENT THERE TIME AT HOME,
WHEN THEY SHOULD BE IN PRE SCHOOL, IT'S TRUE THAT
THEY LEARN A L;LITTLE LESS AND MAYBE, MISS OUT ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WOULD HELP THEM TO ACCEPT KINDERGARTEN GRACEFULLY. IT ALSO DEPENDS ON THE PERSON OR PERSONS THEY ARE SURROUNDED BY DURING THOSE PRESCHOOL YEARS, AND IF TRAINING
IS MAINTAINED THERE, THEN THE CHILD HAS A REAL GOOD
CHANGE OF BEGINNING THEIR KINDER GARDEN YEARS IN
THE SAME WAY AS OTHERS..

YOU KNOW YOU!

Answer 6

No, children should learn through playing first. There is no need to push academia on children at such an early age. Let them have their childhood. I see so much pushing knowledge on children at early ages that they miss their childhood. Kindergarten has always been the basis for learning and let's keep it that way.

Answer 7

A better question would be, "What do kids need to learn in order to comprehend a world that is almost entirely the result of adults experimenting with insane degrees of power, producing consequences few have bothered to understand?"

Answer 8

pre schools should provide age appropriate learning experiences for life long learners

Answer 9

I feel that the skills of learning to share and be with others is the most important thing they learn. ANYTHING more is a bonus.

Answer 10

nope, they should allow kids to play all sorts of games and sports and unleash their creativity! kids are so stressed nowadays, over here in singapore. they've spelling and homework and tests and tons of assessment books (imagine a child in nursery doing a P3 assessment book)!