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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Karen
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Karen
"I think I've figured out why mooching beach bums, by the way: nobody's going to hire you when you look like you just got here from the opening scenes of an instructional video called Don't Touch That!: A Cautious Employer's Guide To Preventing Sexual Harassment."
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Karen
"Veronica: "I hate fake deer too. Every time I see their stupid fake-deer faces I want to grab a shotgun and go all Cheney on 'em." Sure, but since fake deer don't talk, they won't
Thanks. She gets back next week.
Chris
The truth may be out there but lies are in your head. Terry Pratchett
I think sometimes we should be excited by an early reader. Because it can be a sign of giftedness. (Of course, early reading isn't always a sign of giftedness, I'm not saying that.) When a child teaches himself to read at age three and then his teachers in K or first grade say, "No big deal, the other kids will catch up by third grade," that sort of dismissiveness can be a huge problem for gifted kids. It usually means that no one at school really cares about their literacy and development.
And no, we don't all end up reading at the same level anyhow. Absolutely not.
I can see why you wouldn't think it was a pressing societal problem.
Which concrete suggestions I've mentioned are used in your district?
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