JOHN ROSEMOND'S COLUMN ON PREK:
John Rosemond on PreK
Mr. Rosemond dishes out the best advice ever on children. He was evidently born with good sense and the ability to convey that good sense in writing. He has written lots of books and articles and speaks all over the country. Every parent should be his fan.
Please read this article on PreK. It mirrors what others are saying about the uselessness of PreK as a matter of public education. Heed his warnings.
Wednesday, March 18th, 2015
Columns November 2014
John Rosemond's November 2014 Columns
Copyright 2014 John K. Rosemond
Newly Academic Nature of Most Pr
eschoolsCourtesy of my friend and parent coach Janet Carter (www.ourchildishways.com), comes an interesting story: The parents of a 4-year-old girl went to a preschool parent conference to learn from her teacher that she is having difficulty with scissors and somewhat behind the other kids in letter and number recognition. The parents apparently blew the teacher’s mind when they replied that they were more concerned with their daughter’s heart and character than her academic achievement. Was she compassionate? Was she respectful of her teachers and peers?
This story is illustrative of several disturbing trends, the first of which is the newly academic nature of most preschools. Study after study (see David Elkind’s masterpiece, “The Hurried Child”) has shown that academic learning produced during the preschool years is no longer noticeable by the third grade. It’s artificially induced, and therefore a complete waste of children’s time and energy. There are several studies that link early academic instruction with learning disabilities. Educators must be aware of this research, yet they keep right on pushing ABCs, number facts, and whole-language based reading (which has also been linked to learning disabilities) at preschool kids. Why?
Read the rest of the column here: http://www.rosemond.com/November-2014.html