My 2nd DD has just finished preschool (at last it's over!) and I am considering writing a letter to the school regarding both the pros and cons of her time there. I don't want to be one of "those" parents, but on the other hand if no-one speaks up how will they know? As a result I have been thinking a lot about what we liked, what we didn't, what I think should be changed or considered, and why.
I know that the preschool considers that it implements best practice as per current research on early learning. The school to which the preschool is attached also tells me that they have an usually high number of both bright and gifted kids, and so far that does seem to be true. So the questions on my mind are - if they have so many bright to gifted kids (and a fair number highly so), why is the preschool so poor at picking them and is there any research on best practice in early childhood education for the gifted?
I am guessing the programs preschool are using are aimed at the middle AND that preschool is of the thinking that if 1 yr of play based preschool is good then 2 years is better. I on the other hand think that playbased preschool probably is a good thing for a gifted child up to a point, but more is not better!
So does anyone know whether there is any research into ideal early learning for gifted kids?
