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Mrmilkymilkster t1_jcki18e wrote

Reply to comment by HamsterCultural3081 in NYC has thousands of 3-K vacancies. City Council says that’s an outreach problem by Ok-Training-7587

It’s the only thing good de Blasio did. I’m not sure where you live or you’re just angry, but my daughter was in 3k and is now in 4K, it has been absolutely great for her and the family.

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HamsterCultural3081 t1_jcko5vl wrote

I've lived in NYC all my life. I agree that offering 3k programs is an awesome step and definitely benefits people. But I have higher standards for my childrens education and wellbeing at school. And NYC education system is still garbage. Being free isnt an excuse to have low standards for education and safety.

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Mrmilkymilkster t1_jckqbkc wrote

Would you kindly describe the standards you are striving for? I don’t mean to belittle 3k or 4K but we’re talking about colors and letters and drawing and creating.

What are you desiring in these programs?

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HamsterCultural3081 t1_jcl2jxs wrote

For a simple example my child is already reading, doing simple math, and problem solving. She is leagues ahead of public school students, of whom some are still barely counting to 20( a sample of my kids friends in the neighborhood). If you keep your standards low at just colors and letters then how do expect your child to compete in the world. Theres no reason children in 3k and 4k can't understand more complex concepts. Its all about early introduction and keeping your standard above colors and popsicle art. You need to put work in to get better results. And that goes for parents too. I have a day union day job and run a small business. Im exhausted everday and still make time to read to, teach concepts, and nurture my childrens minds. More effort needs to be put in especially when I see public school teachers dropping their own kids off at my kids school.

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Mrmilkymilkster t1_jcl3qza wrote

You’re most likely extremely fortunate as your child is far ahead of the curve.

That’s mostly likely a reflection of you having a gifted child and looking for a specific school to advance her gifts than the school curriculum for 3 and 4 year olds.

Probably need to correct your focus there.

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ZA44 t1_jcovf60 wrote

Maybe I’m just cynical but just hand waving that his kid is gifted is a cop out to excuse the horrible public school performance.

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Mrmilkymilkster t1_jcow9df wrote

Well, it’s just my experience, having a 4 year old that I worked very hard with to overcome some delayed learning and speech problems, at these early ages, it’s mostly luck of the draw when it comes to them being gifted. It’s a lot about identifying strengths and weaknesses and addressing it. That’s the work. So if your kid needs more work in the basics, that’s what you’re addressing, if your kid is gifted you need to find an environment that excels that gift.

Basic 3k and 4K is very simple stuff, but it’s important and really good, a lot of it is socialization. And that’s kind of easy.

So this person has a gifted kid, and that’s awesome and she’s doing a great job addressing that, but the truth is 3k and 4K isn’t the problem for her, she needs to find the right environment to hone and develop her child’s talents. That’s not a public school problem especially at that age.

Now when we get to middle and high school I agree with. But of course we can never ignore a parent’s involvement in their kid’s development.

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the_bronx t1_jcsyi5k wrote

What in the white privilege is going on here... I take back my above comment. Lady move to westchester or jersey with your entitled ass🤡🤡🤡

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