As the last part of this series about preschool, I’d like to address the last most popular reason parents place their child in preschool: using it as a chance to get a break from their child. Before I became a mother I had wonderful daydreams about what my life would be like. I thought I’d…
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Instead of Preschool: Why We Opted Out Part 1
I recently read a report that said 64% of children age 4 nationwide attend some type of preschool program. Where I live it seems the percentage might even be higher. Besides a few friends who plan on homeschooling when their children are older, I don’t know of a single parent who chose to have her…
Learning All the Time
I recently watched a commercial that really disturbed me. In the commercial, a woman appeared on the screen and started talking about “early childhood education.” The image shifted to scenes of small children sitting at tables doing worksheets and then crowding together on a carpet waving their hands in the air. The woman’s voice narrated…
The Vacation of a Lifetime
Summer vacation. When you were younger it meant a time to relax, play, swim, dig in the dirt, hang with friends, stay up late reading all night, and eating popsicles until your stomach hurt. If you grew up going to school, odds are when you heard that last school bell ring at the end of…
25 Connections Game: Gymnastics
Welcome to the third post in the 25 Connections series I began a few weeks ago. In this game I’ll connect the topic of gymnastics to 25 other related topics or resources. Remember, we all make connections every day. The more connections we make and the more diverse those connections are the more creative, innovative…