Their surprising conclusion is that the uplifting effect of a good kindergarten experience, after largely disappearing during a child's teen years, somehow reappears in the adult workplace.
That's why we're proud that next year will be the first year of statewide implementation of transitional kindergarten, the first year of a two-year kindergarten experience for students born between September and December.
Last year, I would have paid an exorbitant amount of money to buy the best kindergarten experience for my daughter.
I have no idea what's in store for the first day, first week or even first month of this kindergarten experience.
I just worry that all of this kindergarten discipline, along with the developmentally inappropriate expectations, curriculum, and homework of today's kindergarten experience, will squash the creativity, compassion, love of learning, and spirit of a special little boy.
"Our reasoning [was] if our girls have a good experience in pre-K and they really enjoy going to school, then that'll set them up for a better kindergarten experience," he said.
Since socialization is such an important part of the kindergarten experience, your child can also expect that much of his learning will be done alongside of his peers, on the carpet at the front of the room, in centers around a chosen topic, or in pairs at a grouping of desks.
National statistics indicate that only 78 out of 100 Grade 1 entrants have kindergarten experience.
Last year, when a rehabilitation centre "Spring of Hope" opened in Korosten, Svitlana was very sceptical about it and was reluctant to go there because of her distressing "kindergarten experience".
From 2006 to 2012, the proportion of urban children in kindergartens experienced a steady upward trend, while that of rural area showed a gradually downward trend.
