Originally Posted by bluemagic
His school was mostly about outside time, playing with other kids, and had almost no formal 'school' time. Which is what I think preschool needs to be for ALL kids. It honestly worked out great.

bluemagic, I'm afraid things have changed quite a bit in the last decade, at least where we live. These days, if you come to kindergarten not knowing all the letters and reading simple books, you are considered "remedial" so most preschools teach reading and writing. Parents joke that preschool is the new first grade. It's certainly is the new kindergarten.