I really think, for my kids especially, preschool is becoming more and more necessary. I think if I were to throw them into Kindergarten with no previous school experience, they would struggle. BUT my kids are on the shy side, my 4 year old struggled a lot her first year of preschool. This year (her second year), she is doing much much better. I just can't imagine if I would have skipped preschool, and she struggled in K like she did her first year in preschool. Of course being older now helps, but I really feel preschool has helped her! Luckily, where we live, preschool for 4 year olds is free so we only had to pay for one year of it.

How necessary do you think preschool is?