How important is preschool education

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/preschool-waste-of-time-money-2016-8

A growing body of evidence suggests that preschool doesn’t offer kids anything they can’t get more easily — or more cheaply — through other means.

Chris Weller wrote about that and looking back, I agree. Finland starts late, schooling their kids at age seven. Yet their education remains top of the world.

Early childhood remains important development milestone that society especially families should protect and maximize. Yet as parents, we should not stress it too much. Life is a marathon after all. Starting strong doesn't equate finishing strong. Letting kids be is better than denying them of their childhood because of early schooling.

I fell into this trap once. I saw my kid's natural timidity as a weakness. We decided to send her to school early to address this. The extra three school years didn't change her into the spunky gal I wish her to be. Yet now that she's much older, I hear positive feedback about how she gets along well with all of her peers. Her mild personality allowed her to blend easily. She has been asked to lead too, both by her teachers and classmates.