Is the preschool very important? ot not?

[anitaraemillspalmer]

For me, I`m having trouble deciding, I never been in preschool when I was a kid.

I think preschool is extremely important...it gives the child a big advantage...helps them with the obvious learning, reading, writing, language but also social interaction and it gets them used to a schedule...my son was 3 and went 2 days a wk. for 3 hrs. he loved it and then at age 4 3 days a wk. 3 hrs. a day and the next yr. was pre-kindergarten...I highly recommend it 

[almorin]

Reading the various comments, I noticed many differing opinions.  My son just turned 5 last month and has been going to a preschool since the age of 3.  At first, it was just a great time to play with other kids although there was a lot of learning re-enforcement going on.  Since he has started he has since switched schools and I have noticed a BIG DIFERENCE in schools.  Although he is older, he is learning far more and is exposed to more learning and social opportunities.  He has learned to follow instructions and listen to his teacher as well as some great table manners and hygiene routines.

Overall, I think my son's preschool experiences have not only prepared him for school and interactions with others but he has had a great time getting to know, play and interact with others.  Not to mention, the enjoyment of riding a school bus to and from school.
 

[sherryinutah]

Obviously, whether or not a child would attend preschool is a personal choice for the parents of a child.  Some children are ready where others, might not be.  Nowadays, it can be helpful for a child--socially to attend preschool.  It can also help them adjust to the public school system because the have a head start academically.  Those are two advantages for the child however; it's also important to consider disadvantages. 

Some children LOVE preschool.  It makes life interesting for them because it's socially, mentally and emotionally stimulating and can help them begin to develop some important social skills.

 

[lguzman1]

I work for the school district, Preschool helps your child prepare for school. Some of the benefit are they learn to play well with other children there age. They learn to share and to be in a school environment. You can teach your child the colors, count to at lease 10, the shapes, the ABC's capitals and under-case and to recognize them not in order the same goes with the numbers, they need to know what is 2 and how much is 2. They need to learn basic words like I, you, is, it, am. If you work on these thinks you will help him or her to be ready for kinder. These are the things that Preschool prepares your child be ready for Kinder. Remember they learn all this in Kinder, what preschool does is start them out, but you can help them more. Preschool helps them mentally. 

[Timberlan127]

Today it is very important for kids to go to preschool. It gives there learning a big boost and helps with socialization. The kindergarten teachers always said they could tell right away which kids had been to preschool and which ones had not.

[msmoneybags48]

I believe that preschool is very important.  It gives the children a good head start in education.  My grandchildren all went to Head Start and are doing exceptionally well in school.  My grandson is the All A Honor Roll student in his classroom (he was the only one), Student of the Month and the Rotary Club Reader of the Month, and he is only in 1st grade.  I accredit it to him getting a head start in his learning technique.

[Forp]

I think it's important for the mother / child break away factor...gets them used to being away from their moms and also if the mom themselves aren't able for whatever reason to do the teaching themselves it provides the opportunity for the childto meet people his or her own age.

[sak4kat]

I can tell you where I come from.  I believe preschool serves a good purpose.  My parents didn't send me and I was scared to death in kindergarten.  So much so my Mom had to become a class room assistant because the mere thought of her leaving put in in a teary anxiety.  By the 2nd day of first grade I was over that.  I choose to send my now 14 & 15 year old to a private preschool.  They learned manners, basic class room rules and structure.  It also included a small prayer before snack.  My now 7 year old went to a state funded head start program.  She to learned manners, basic class room rules and structure.  In the end I've decided preschool is important.  At least 2 or 3 1/2 days a week.  If your child is in daycare (pending on the quality) preschool isn't necessary.  I vote Yes for preschool though.

[nannycoe1]

Pre school gives kids a good head start

[gaylasue]

For many children it is very important.  There are children who do not get the instructional learning that they need prior to starting school.  Some children are not use to being around other children.  Some children need developmentally instructions (speech, etc.) to help them be ready for school.  Each child and need are different.  I know in my state, the lower income households can send their children to pre-school/head start for free.  I put my daughter in a paid pre-school when she was three years old.  She didn't know how to relate to other children.  She had only been around adults.  It was well worth the money.  Because of her intelligence, they went ahead and put her in with the kindergarten class.  Fast forward several years, she graduated valedictorian of her class and received a fully paid academic scholarship to the University of Kentucky.

[bremer51]

Yes. I believe that its never too early to begin your education.  I have many children in my family who attended a parochial pre-school.  They were SO excited about what they learned everyday. Our preschool has a scholarship program to help with tuition.  There are also preschool programs that are free, such as Headstart.

[Penwoir]

Well I think it depends on the children involved. I never went to preschool when I was young, however my mum had 3 children within two years (twins) and she couldn't afford to send us. However my two sons were born two years apart. The older one at 3 years old was impatient with other children, he was a little disrespective - if he wanted to go on the computer at Preschool and one of the other kiddos was on it, he'd just pull them straight off! For him, he really needed to learn to treat other children with respect and learn social etiquette before he started Kindergarten. I tried to teach this to him at home before starting school but it didn't mean half as much to him as when he heard it from his Kindergarten Teacher. She was a great negotiator between all the kids and it seemed fair to me that a non-parent grown up was teaching the children very valuable life skills. For the record, my youngest son didn't need preschool but for good measure, I sent him anyway.

[nguzman1]

I think it is really important cause that way kids interact with others their own age and become more independent.

[dmahoney]

I think it helps kids get used to being away from the parents and helps them learn to make friends. Also they can learn how to share and get a head start on things they will learn in school.

[misi49]

I never went to preschool.  I started in Kindergarten and I always had very good grades.  I also had a friend who only went to school half a day when she was in Kindergarten and she turned out to be one of the smartest students in the entire class.  So going to school the extra years doesn't exactly make you any smarter.  A lot depends on how much you apply yourself and how much work you put into it.  I believe sometimes kids get burned out by going to school for so many years as there is a lot of pressure put on the kids not only academically but also peer pressure.