Originally Posted by Candy:
Why are people against children starting school at 4. Thats how old every child is when they enter pre-k and now in my state i think you have to send your child pre-k you can't just send them to k. As for headstart the ones in my area do a really good job and they do do school work but like someone said different states vary.
I see what Finland does and think we are completely missing the mark. They don't even start formal education until a child reaches the age of 7. Kids need to be kids, they need family, they need to learn by exploring, nature, play based learning, life skills...
I think it's sad that parents want to ship the kids off to preschool so young, I will treasure every single second with my children, I actually held my youngest DS back a year!