To the editor: I actually want this text went into extra element about the entire level of why kindergarten attendance is so essential (“Kindergarten is essential, however sickness, tears make persistent absenteeism a problem,” Sept. 22). It’s definitely a heck of much more than “Play-Doh and coloring.”
I used to be privileged to have the ability to volunteer in three of my grandchildren’s (ages 11, 9 and seven) public college kindergarten school rooms. I spent three hours in the future per week for a yr seeing first-hand what these younger kids have been studying. Positive, there was some coloring, however they discovered all their letters, numbers and punctuation marks. They discovered tips on how to add and subtract. They discovered about completely different animals and well-known individuals. By the tip of the yr, most of those youngsters have been writing multi-sentence essays (positive, the spelling wasn’t excellent, however it was a begin), studying books and answering complicated questions. That’s to not point out the event of their socialization abilities and studying to observe instructions. That is why it’s essential for younger kids to go to kindergarten. Those that don’t are woefully unprepared for first grade and past.
I can’t assure that every one colleges supply this degree of instruction, however I’m keen to guess that almost all do. This was not a non-public or constitution college. It was a regular elementary college within the Chino Valley Unified Faculty District. I hope future reporting on this concern explains additional how helpful kindergarten is for a kid’s instructional progress.
Elaine Regus, San Dimas
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To the editor: Like so many articles concerning public training currently, a lot of the blame is positioned on the faculties. The primary half of the article referenced a couple of parent-focus teams and their complaints. Briefly, colleges have to do a greater job of defining persistent absences, lecturers yell, college is boring, and many others. The second half of the article highlighted a couple of methods colleges can implement to enhance attendance.
Perhaps I’m misguided, however isn’t it a dad or mum’s duty to get their youngsters to high school? Why are we afraid to carry individuals accountable for his or her habits, particularly when it straight impacts the way forward for their kids? Lecturers have numerous duties, however getting youngsters away from bed and on their method to college is just not considered one of them. There’s solely a lot colleges can do. They can not repair society’s ills.
It’s OK to carry individuals accountable. My mother and father did it to me. I do it to my college students on daily basis. And I did it to my very own kids all through the years. We rise to the extent of expectations put upon us. Proper now, we don’t appear to anticipate a lot from mother and father, and we’re seeing the consequences.
Ray Herrera, Rancho Cucamonga
