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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"I'm sure this is just a simple misunderstanding."
Yes, it is.
Ikat was simply mistaken.
"Even if a school or district lacks targeted programs, GT kids can get a lot more out of all the other experiences that parents and/or communities can provide like "homeschooling" (lol),"
What?
Am I understanding this correctly?
GT kids can get a lot more out of all the other experiences that parents and/or communities can provide like "homeschooling" (lol)?
Very big of you btw.
Thanks.
"Do you really think all the things I write are simply my modest homespun opinions and are completely unfounded?"
Boy, can I relate suzy.
"Are you so entrenched in opposing everything I post that it doesn't matter the content anymore?"
Precisely.
"If I say my living room walls are taupe, will you post that they most certainly are lavendar because you can't tolerate what you perceive to be my know-it-all attitude?"
You seem to be on a roll here.
"it seems a real shame that I have a lot of information to share and you aren't interested in any of it. I don't really understand why you would reject everything I post automatically."
Indeed, it is a shame.
"Why wouldn't you want to learn and expand your horizons?"
Excellent question, suzy.
My take:
Thinking, questioning, growing, and evolving requires a great deal of effort.
OTOH, conformity to the status quo requires very little effort at all.
I mean, why do any of the above, if you already have all the answers.
"What more do I want? Well, for starters, I'd like people to understand giftedness a little better."
Hear, hear suzy!
"I wish people would stop saying incorrect stuff like "gifted students thrive whether they get intervention or not."
Yes.
"I wish people would stop saying that being bored throughout the school day is good for and character building for the gifted student."
Indeed. BTW, we are dealing with the issue of dd completely "tuning out" at school as a result of reviewing the curriculum for the second time (end of year testing), when she had mastered it before the school year had even begun. Very frustrating for her and us btw.
"I wish people would stop assuming that parents of gifted children are all pushy and have as their utmost goal to achieve glory through their children's intellectual potential and prowess."
Yes. Child advocacy is often viewed as such I'm afraid.
"I wish people would understand that an "excellent" gifted program provided at the high school level may be too little, too late for a lot of gifted students who are going to lose their natural curiosity and drive to learn well before they get out of middle school."
Absolutely. Nuturing and encouraging that "natural curiousity and drive" is a huge factor here.
"I feel pretty passionately about the topic and I can't seem to help but want to set the record straight. I guess I need to work on not giving a damn."
All I can say is, don't give up the fight suzy.
"Where I live there are simply no choices or resources for gifted students within the educational system, period."
Our district has a two hour pull out program once a week, but that's about it.
"Some schools might let some children go at a slightly faster pace,"
Here are a few of the things I been told over the years:
1. The GT teacher is putting together some activities wrt higher order mathematics, logic, and problem solving." Never happened. What am I supposed to do, complain? Easier said than done I'm afraid.
2. We're looking at accelerating your dd in a few subjects...next year.
3. I know she knows how to do 365 X 478, but we're working on 6 X 5 (with little pictures to show the grouping of 6 rows of five objects).
"but generally (and culturally) speaking children are expected to "stay with the group" academically, regardless."
Yes.
Sure, dd has the option of skipping a grade or two, but what will happen in high school when she's 14 and her friends are all 16 and able to drive?
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