In my state, it is now mandated that kindergarten be all day. I think
it's torture for the kids, and for me, too, when I'm foolish enough to
sub for K!

On 11/06/09, Elyssa wrote:
>
>
> Annise,
>
> Whoever thought that all-day kindergarten is a good idea should
> be sentenced to teach in one of those all-day nursery school
> nightmares for eternity.
>
> Kindergartners are NOT academically ready to be there all day.
> About 3.5 hours is the MAX, with a of breaks and playtime
> interspersed with learning.
>
> To further torture those kids by adding in two hours before and
> two hours after school is just plain mean. Sometimes, I just have to
> wonder why people have children at all. If you can't be bothered to
> take care of your kids and raise them properly, get your respective
> tubes tied and then you won't have the problem. I have seen the
> effects created on kids raised in daycare and left in before and
> after school care. It's not pretty. The ones who suffer most are
> the kids, followed by "caregivers," so that parents don't have to parent.
>
> Eyssa
>
> On 11/06/09, Annise wrote:
>> It's the same in every profession and job Magoo. My sis is a nurse
>> and she complains about the same sort of favoritism. Another is a
>> hairdresser and she says the boss just let one of the experienced
>> stylists go because her niece needed a job. Not fair and not right
>> but very much true.
>> Jo, I have known some great and wonderfully supporting parents.
>> But, in the last few years I taught full time, I noticed that more
>> and more, the schools were being regarded as babysitters. In
>> Ontario they are now going to run full day junior and senior
>> kindergartens. Parents will be able to drop off their three and
>> four year olds at 7:30 to be met by an EA. Then the teacher will
>> take over at nine and continue to 3:30 when the EA will again take
>> the kids and they can stay there until 5:30. Sort of a mixed
>> kindergarten/childcare system. I know a lot of parents really are
>> welcoming the idea as they will not have to pay day care costs and
>> it will be more convenient but I rather suspect this will even
>> more entrench in parent's minds that schools are babysitting
>> institutions.

Share This Post | Report This Post

Next Post >>

Posts on this thread, including this one