Long hrs in preschool/daycare harmful
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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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"maybe you touched a nerve that is still pretty much alive and well"
Are you sure you didn't study under Yogi Berra?
You write the funniest things sometimes!
So many chances to say "I didn't really mean to call cognitively disabled kids 'dumb as a post'". Even when tinderbox hinted that you perhaps didn't really mean it that way you said that yes, you really did.
"Evidently, thinking that every child, no matter what, deserves the best education possible is 'revealing' of something negative about me to Susannah." Nope. I never objected to that sentiment even once. I objected to the term "dumb as a post" to refer to the kids with lower than average IQ. I'm glad that you feel they deserve the best education too. I'd prefer if you would refrain from calling them "dumb as a post" even as you say they deserve a good education. But if you simply can't refrain from doing that- well, THAT'S what's revealing, not the "deserves an education" part.
I know what hyperbole is. However, there are times when it's innapropriate and is an insult. This is one of those times.
edited to add: you called my dd and everyone like her "dumb as a post". I don't care how cute you were trying to be with hyperbole. When you absolutely stand by your insult rather than saying "bad choice of words", that is what is revealing.
Edited 4/19/2006 3:59 pm ET by susannahk2000
You should know I only use my Huffy Buffy on you.
(And my dh when we are camping and he (oh so unwisely) disagrees with how I put the tent up.)
Knock Knock
Who's there?
Pot.
Pot who?
Pot meet the kettle.
PumpkinAngel
Unless our school system turns around, I have to agree.
PumpkinAngel
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