I have been thinking a lot the last couple weeks about how uninvolved I have been with Wyatt's preschooling. Life got a little hectic right after Wyatt started preschool, so after weeks "A" and "B" I basically stopped reinforcing the things they're learning at school.... and let's be honest, a few times, I forgot to even open his backpack until 2-5 days later when he was headed off to school again. So, as part of my New Year's resolutions to foster my kids more in the academic areas, I put together a little learning center at home, got out all my old preschool stuff (from high school), and started doing a little learning-time each day. We have a letter a week, practice songs, counting, talk about different community topics (ie: this week is jobs- bakers, policemen, firemen, doctors, etc).
Colton loves it. He loves letters and sounds and learning. Wyatt.... I am hoping he shows come kind of satisfaction in learning letters soon. He'd really rather make up stories, find hidden treasures, and pretend he's a dragon/doctor/spiderman/anything but himself.
So... question. If I can work on these things at home all week, why should I pay someone else to teach Wyatt? And can twice a week really sink in the way every day would? He is super-social and around other kids all the time, so that really isn't one of my concerns. Maybe it would be best to do both. Input from other moms (or I guess anyone with an opinion) would be great..... ?
