After School Tutoring Offered

My daughter is only 3 but next year she is going to preschool because the school is offering it and she really wants to go. One parent had told me that it was an all day preschool well that is not the case and she wouldn't be going if it was the case. I am not sure if she will have to do all day kindergarten or not. I guess what I would do is if he wants to go them let him and if it becomes too much let him stop going. I know my daughter would probably want to go but I would worry if it would be too much for her as well. Kids do seem a lot smarter than they used to be I think it is all the technology. So maybe try it out and if he doesn't like it then pick something else. My husband keeps telling my daughter if she doesn't like preschool we will pull her out but it honestly not one of my concerns I am afraid I am going to be dragging her home! I miss the good old days when kindergarten was learning to get along with others and not eating the paste (which is now glue LOL) Now they have to be able to read so many words by the end of the year I am afraid we are pushing to much on a whole. Why is it so hard to be a parent.

Hello Raven! I do not think that shools send notice with after shool tutoring for those who do not need it or do not want to learn more. I always think that knowledge is one of the treasures nobody can take it away. I think you should talk to him and see what he preffers: socker, band or something( wich YOU preffer) or something else.

Raven- United States students in elementary and high school already attend less days and hours then students in other countries, so I am for any extension of the day/week/year to help our students do better. I should say that I am a school teacher so this comes from not only my view as a parent but as a teacher. There are some students, even as young as kindergarten, who are simply far behind and need the chance to get caught up. My specialty is English and special education so I feel that if we catch these students in elementary school we have a better chance of helping them to exit the special education program earlier. I have always been worried about those students who do three to four extra-curricular activities in the parents idea of having a well-rounded child. I watch our neighbor children come home at ungodly hours, dragging from practices day in and day out and wonder when they sleep or even study. Part of the issue is that some people do not know the difference between homework and studying. I know that when I taught my study skills class one of the early arguments early on was "I did it in study hall". The fact was that they did their homework in study hall but they did not study their material. I think an after-school program such as this could be great if they teach the students how to study and not just how to complete a homework review. If you want an affordable program for home I recommend Dr. Olney. He has one for Elementary as well, but you may have to call to see if it is in production any longer. Namaste-Anora http://www.wheretheresawill.com/

I think after school tutoring for kindergarten 1st and even 2nd grade is just too much! I think the one reason they are offering this is it's more like child care to the parents. I think it's ridiculous!

I actually think that it is a great thing that your son's school is offering a program like this because I saw with my own daughter and her classmates that there were a lot of children that fell behind, even in kindergarten. That said, I wouldn't make my son do it unless I thought that there were areas that he really struggled in. For my daughter as an example, there would be no benefit to her doing it because she is already ahead of her class, however, if my child was the little boy up the street, he would be in it because though he has been promoted from kindergarten to first grade and now second grade, he is significantly behind several of his classmates.