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Essay About Preschool

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Pre-School: The Reality of the First Gate to Formal School

Megawati Kharisma Bunga Bangsa

Attending preschool is a must as a preparation for children before they enroll in kindergarten.

Early childhood education is a debatable topic among society. The concern is mainly on whether it is important or not enrolling children under-age to school. Some parents think that registering their children in preschool will only decrease their quality time with their kids. However, many people say preschool has a lot of advantages for children, especially during their growing period.

At the growth phase, children really need to be guided, because they literally follow what people around them do. Therefore, it is important to show them how to have a good behavior. Moreover, children are superb at memorizing things. Therefore, it is the right time to teach them the basic knowledge of academic. In order to prevent children get wrong lessons, parents can utilize preschool as their choice. Preschool is a tool to introduce children both socially and academically thing at the same time. …show more content…

Kids will learn how to adapt to new people and new environment, and they will know how to cooperate with others through their learning process. It is important for them to find friends at their age, get along with other children, so they could find their social self. Especially for shy kids, these activities can help them to get over their introvert tendency. Amy Flynn, the director of New York City 's Bank Street Family Center said that before a kid becomes a kindergarten student, s/he should have got some friendship experiences. Hence, when they get into kindergarten, they will easily get to know their new friends and wider their circle of friends. Moreover, when children enroll to preschool, they will live some hours with other adults, and it will teach them to build trusting relationship with adolescence outside their

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