Long hrs in preschool/daycare harmful

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Long hrs in preschool/daycare harmful
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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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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 5:05pm
Just how in the world can taxpayers afford that?

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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 5:07pm
Our Senior Youth Group Leader, when I was in junior high, started us on a unit of exploring other religions/denominations. We were set to study LDS, Buddhism, Judaism, etc. We were going to spend 2-3 weeks on each, comparing their beliefs to ours etc. I thought it was a great idea. Unfortunately, the pastor and the elders of the church didn't, and we weren't allowed to do the series. One of the many reasons I, and my parents, are no longer members of that church.
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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 5:08pm
I'm really glad I am not in a position to have to make those decisions. I still volunteer at one of the lowest performing schools in our district, but we have just about opted out of the public school system for our own kids. Our one boy will go another year because it's a neighborhood school that he loves, but we're doing so much supplementing and undoing that it's getting frustrating. I figure our kids out is another two kids that get better served on meager resources.
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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 5:12pm
Afford what? To educate each child to his or her potential? It's what my district already claims to be doing. But to really be doing it would require a complete overhaul of the educational system as it stands. We have the community resources. It can be done. If we want to. Evidently, we don't.
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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 5:13pm
It's too bad you're not in the DC area.

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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 5:14pm

I don't answer the "why" questions more in depth because I do not have the knowledge to do so. If asked a question I felt I could not answer, I would encourage my children to ask someone far more knowlegeable or experienced than myself.

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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 5:19pm

PDD was an initial diagnosis made when she was 3. The problem with that is what PDD seems to actually mean is "she seems sorta autistic but won't fit in that category because she stares at the tester". She more or less "failed" an IQ test ("failed" is not the right term but it sure did seem that way). What diagnosis she has seems to depend in part on what degrees the person making the judgement has. But "some degree of cognitive disability" does seem to be something they can all agree on. There are some children who are indeed "simply not that smart". Saying "simply not that smart" is just another way of saying "lower than average IQ". Sometimes it is low enough to kick the child into the category of "cognitive disability".

Even though the IQ test dd took at 3 gave her the score "of a one year old" (at age 3), the tester didn't put an IQ number in her chart- or at least not where we could see it. And a neuropsych told us that 3 is too young to give a good measure anyway and it should simply be put as "possible cognitive disability". The school system puts her skills (at age 6) at about 3-4 yo with "splinter skills" up to 5.

Parents whose children do not have an extremely well defined syndrome (such as Down's Syndrome) will be familiar with the fluctuating diagnoses and the assessment of IQ that jumps all over the place from terrifyingly low to "we can work with this, don't worry".

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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 5:19pm

"So you are just following the crowd and doing what is popular, convenient and traditional?"

Me and a couple of generations of people, LOL. I don't recall when Christmas became a statuatory holiday in this country, but it was long before I had any say in the matter. Traditions don't become traditions by one person saying so - they evolve over time and through many people.

Carrie

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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 5:21pm
I can't believe a public school could possibly claim that, and succeed.

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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 5:28pm
What do your schools claim to be doing? Does your district have a mission statement or anything like that?

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