FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN?? NO WAY!!

It has come to my attention that some schools, teachers, and parents think that it is better (or it would be better) to have a full day of kindergarten rather than a half day.



I think that this idea is flawed is so many ways.

1. Kindergarten is like a High School Orientation for the grade school, it's getting kids used to the idea of sitting in a classroom for the day without overwhelming them with a whole day all at once
2. Kids attention spans are not that long and after awhile they will stop listening.
3. If you do a full day then you will need to think about factoring in some nap time and some extra recess time which will take away any extra teaching time that you think you get. With stuff they could be getting at home if it was only a half day.
4. At this stage kids still learn by playing and exploring the world, they won't learn as much when they are kooped up in a stuffy room all day.

I think that parents just want to be lazy. It is still there job to be with their kids at this stage for half the day (which in my opinion should make them happier to be able to spend more time with their kids before they get into 1st grade and have to be gone all day). These days though both parents want to work (which hurts the kids when both parents are gone all day and some parents aren't even home in time to pick there kids up from school).

Kindergarten was not meant to be a full day and if you make it a full day then you completely destroy the purpose of kindergarten.

KEEP KINDERGARTEN

FULL HALF DAY