Strong Reaction to 'Kicked out of Preschool'

08/01/2008

Strong Reaction to 'Kicked out of Preschool'

It may be that when we no longer know what to do we have come to our real work, and that when we no longer know which way to go we have come to our real journey. The mind that is not baffled is not employed. The impeded stream is the one that sings.
Wendell Berry

ExchangeEveryDay for July 17, "Kicked Out of Preschool," generated a tremendous amount of thoughtful feedback. We encourage you to go back and review the many responses to this story about children being expelled from early childhood programs. Here are just two of the comments...

Lisa from Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
"As I read the article I started wondering, what do people expect preschools to do when they have a challenging child? Our teachers barely get paid above minumum wage, they have little formal training, unlike their counterparts in the K-12 system and no special education resources like in K12. When you have a child enrolled who acts out violently, or runs out of the center everytime they get angry, there is only so much a program can handle before your state license is endangered. I am not talking about mild behavior problems, I am talking about children who have diagnosed or undiagnosed ED, or SPED. One state licensor told me, 'I know you have a good heart but you cannot keep children in your program who will endanger the program.'"

Joyce from Houston, Texas:
"If my son had not been disenrolled from several preschools, I would never have got the message that he needed help with his behavior. Okay, yes, I am hard to convince about the other-than-perfection of my children. Now, he's a wonderful man (and earns about five times what I do).

"There comes a time..."

Top Ten Preschool Parenting Problems

Exchange is proud to announce its latest publication, The Top Ten Preschool Parenting Problems and What to Do about Them! This practical guidebook for parents was written by Roslyn Duffy, the parenting expert who contributes "From a Parent's Perspective" in every issue of Exchange. The top ten problems addressed with a light touch by Duffy include...

Whining
Not Listening
Meltdowns
Negotiation and Manipulation
Morning Hassles, Mealtime Mischief, Bedtime Blues
Sibling Fights
Clean Up and Chores
Bathroom Battles
Hurting Behaviors
Bad Language

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