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    [Serious] Parents who feel that preschool/pre-k teachers are “just babysitters”: why do you feel that way?

    @jayy18 -or the curriculum is first grade work, while first grade's curriculum expects what used to be second grade work. In Scandinavia, reading is not taught formally until a child is seven. By that time they have naturally interacted with written text so much, and developmentally they're...
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    [Serious] Parents who feel that preschool/pre-k teachers are “just babysitters”: why do you feel that way?

    @bytehoven When I operated a family child care business I was studying for a master's degree. Lots of reading research and top experts in the field of early childhood. I happened on a group of writers who made the case that we should use the term 'educate' rather than education and care giving...
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    [Serious] Parents who feel that preschool/pre-k teachers are “just babysitters”: why do you feel that way?

    @ilovemoon This is spot on, What a punch line.
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    [Serious] Parents who feel that preschool/pre-k teachers are “just babysitters”: why do you feel that way?

    @jeyaraj Well said. I saw hundreds of early childhood teachers (where student teachers were placed). The two most amazing kindergarten teachers, and the most amazing second grade teacher, were all men. One retired, one finished a Ph.D. and is now an associate professor, and one moved to...
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