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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Kindergarten Reading Exit Exams
Just want to remind everyone that in some parts this is not new...we moved to California in 1983 when my son was a year old and by the time we got settled in a community it was a year and 1/2 later when I started to think about pre-school or nursery school or whatever for him - my daughter was in kindergarten...my husband was working with a consultant who had a couple of kids - older than mine - who said she'd be happy to have lunch with me to talk about pre-school programs in the area so I would have an idea where to begin...at lunch, the one thing I remember clearly was that she said it was too bad that Paul was so "old" - 2 1/2 at that point - because I couldn't get him into a particular pre-school because you had to register when the baby was in the womb! I was so appalled - but I think I hid it well - and thankful that we missed that one! My son went to a cooperative nursery school - had the best teacher ever who allowed each child to experience and grow at his/her own rate (taught me a ton too about parenting, etc.) and I still think about that conversation whenever these conversations start on the list -- I don't mean to disparage anyone's parenting but to think that one has to enroll a kid in a pre-school program before he/she is even born is almost too much to bear... Karen -----Original Message----- From: Assessment Reform Network Mailing List [mailto:ARN-L@LISTS.CUA.EDU]On Behalf Of kber Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 5:05 PM To: ARN-L@LISTS.CUA.EDU Subject: Re: Kindergarten Reading Exit Exams which is why some parents tryu to grab spots in the prestigious preschools as soon as mother-to-be gets pregnant? Ken bernstein -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU.
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