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Long hrs in preschool/daycare harmful
| Sun, 03-19-2006 - 3:09pm |
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20051101/news_1n1earlyed.html
Very interesting. Particularly the difference in the middle to upper income kids vs low income.
"I personally feel children need the nurture of their parents and the home," she said. "Those early years, that's when they are bonding to their family. That nurturing, only the family can give that."
I tend to agree.
MM, WOHM to B&E, 7.24.03

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"once again it doesnt add up."
Which part?
"There is no way ~ none ~ that the advanced learner has special needs tantamount to those needs that a child with a learning disability has."
Here's a link for you:
http://www.wisinfo.com/postcrescent/news/archive/opinion_20193942.shtml
"That's not the definition of Christmas."
What is the definition of Christmas?
"The definition of Christmas is accepted and historic."
So what is it then?
"How you personally choose to celebrate Christmas doesn't change its definition."
I say it does.
Just as how I personally choose to believe in God (aka a non religious, non Christian, non supernatural, God) changes its definition.
Are you of the opinion that Christianity has a monopoly on Christmas and God? If so, why?
"thank you TB3....hk isn't the first one here to twist the meaning of christmas here either. those *most* distant and astray from church are the ones most critical and off target of what holidays (christmas,easter too...) really represent."
What do Christmas and Easter *really* represent?
"I'm curious as to the hours and order that these things were accomplished. Can you share that please?"
Sure.
2 hours a day, 175 days a year (during the regular school year).
4-6 hours a day, 190 days a year (when dd is not in school).
As far as the order, there really is none.
WRT writing, math, science, art, music, and social studies activities, dd does/did at least one of the activities from each category per day.
BTW, please note that some days she might do/have done more than one activitiy in any given category. Yet, at times there might be/have been a day when one of the subjects was skipped altogether as is the often the case in any school sitution (regular, homeschooling, or otherwise).
Also note that, the specific activities themselves are child-led (meaning dd came up with them) hence they are fairly unique/individualized to her personal interests.
Reading is the only exception, as individual reading, being read to, and listening to books on cd are each done daily. In other words, we have three different books going on at once, which makes for some very interesting discussions wrt story, theme, and character comparisons, etc. btw.
I hope this answers your questions. If not, please get back to me :)
"Momofhk didn't exactly make a good first impression when she first started posting several years ago. In one of her early posts, she stated that she had worked as a teacher, and then proceeded to misspell the word "curriculum"."
Yep, guilty as charged.
To this day, I still have to spell check the word curriculum.
In fact, I've probably even mispselled it on more than that one ocassion.
"The gifted do have their special educational needs."
Yes.
"But disability is another thing altogether."
That is correct. Special needs vary greatly.
"but taken separately, those with disabilities have greater needs."
I disagree.
Children with special needs (regardles of giftedness or disability) should be given equal consideration, opportunity, resources wrt to appropriate special needs programming.
Any particular reason why you think those with disabilities have greater needs?
"i totally understand and agree. there is a huge difference between the disabled child and the gifted child....both must qualify for special classroom and modification of curriculum but similarities pretty much stop and end there!"
Children with special needs (regardles of giftedness or disability) should be given equal consideration, opportunity, resources wrt to appropriate special needs programming.
Would you agree or disagree?
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