I feel like a pushy hothouser - 10/13/10 02:31 PM
Can I vent? My DD started K this year, and I feel like I've gone from being #1 advocate of play-based learning to high-powered childhood destroying hothousing freak.
I feel like everyone around me thinks that school is just for playing and I'm trying to force academics. But, I'm not really. Why can't challenging and interesting concepts be presented in a fun playful way? I can do it at home. And what is so wrong with learning how to learn?
And to piggyback a question onto my vent: I need to ask the teacher to look more closely at my child. Should I do it in person or by email? I've hinted, but the hint didn't take. Her abilities are pretty quirky.
I feel like everyone around me thinks that school is just for playing and I'm trying to force academics. But, I'm not really. Why can't challenging and interesting concepts be presented in a fun playful way? I can do it at home. And what is so wrong with learning how to learn?
And to piggyback a question onto my vent: I need to ask the teacher to look more closely at my child. Should I do it in person or by email? I've hinted, but the hint didn't take. Her abilities are pretty quirky.