Do worksheets belong in preschool?

worksheets cut childs critical thinking , creativity skills, can choose information need add paper. if according guidelines stipulate also, , mention teacher meet needs of child socially, emotionally, physically,and intellectually. parents resistant change presenting argument give them opinion. (good luck) may want talk curriculum also.
" dr. sue grossman
while children may have ability perform task, not mean task appropriate , should performed
worksheets can used 1 way. worksheets , coloring books considered convergent materials. lead children think there single correct way use them, , require little, if any, higher-order thinking.
our goal professional educators should lessons encourage divergent thinking, not convergent thinking.
worksheet-based curricula dampen enthusiasm learning.
if worksheets have place in classroom better found in classrooms of older children have background working symbols , abstractions (bredekamp, s., 1987; rosegrant, t., 1992).
worksheets , workbooks should used in schools when children older , developmentally ready profit them (bredekamp, s. & rosegrant, t., 1992).
teachers use worksheets believe demonstrating children’s learning progress parents. unfortunately worksheet activities not developmentally appropriate , can cause many problems.” dr. sue grossman.
worksheets typically have ‘right answer.’ child expected circle rhyming words or match pictures of things start letter ‘g.’ children may learn putting down wrong answer emotionally costly. worksheet activities may make them feel ignorant , incompetent, learn stop taking risks guessing.” dr. sue grossman
mere accomplishment of worksheet task not signify child’s ability read or comprehend.
if worksheets answer why haven’t replaced teachers copy machines?
in group of young children asked paper-pencil task, succeed , less successful. successful children may comprehend task or may have guessed correctly. less successful ones learn think of failures, , may give on school , on these children may react stress created fear of giving wrong answers acting out frustrations , becoming behavior problems, or withdrawing , becoming reclusive.”

i'm writing letter tell parents know im not using worksheet them want have activities cognitive,emotional,physical, social developmentally appropriate playing instead still learning basic. thanks

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