When I learned "Ol Mac Donald ... " I was taught to remember the line of animals in a progressive refrain ... kind'a like The Twelve Days Of Christmas
These kids sang three verses and chorus ... dog, duck and cow ... and they did not string them together each time
I spoke to one of the church lady teachers (a mainstream denomination was the brick and mortar for this pre-school), and she smilingly accepted my comment ... with appreciation ... and thanked me for my comment
I am SO pissed at whatever is being called "education" these days !
I guess reading to a kid is better than nothing. Kind of like giving a fish to a starving man. Of course teaching the kid to read for himself is what should always be done (at least by the time the kid is 4).
How about this, instead?
The mother of the child, married to the father of the child, all living in the same home, with the father working to provide for the family, who are living within their means to the point that the mother can actually raise and nurture the child at home.
Yeah, I know. Weird and unworkable.
I didn’t go to kindergarten. I started 1st grade at six and had straight A’s until I hit my teens. So I never saw the need for even kindergarten. I’m probably in the minority though. But time spent with parents who engage with the child is probably worth as much or more than the time spent in K or pre-K.
I briefly attended a pre-school called “Kindercare” because someone thought I should socialize with other children.
They tried to teach me my ABCs but I already knew how to read.
They made me take a nap on a hard plastic slab.
They stole my little toy car.
They put green stuff in my Velveeta shells and cheese.
And I got sick from all the germy kids.
And so began a lifelong hatred of school.