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 - 11:27pm
More on homeschooling and public schooling. I haven't been able to read this whole monster thread, so I apologize if this has been addressed but as I was reading your explanation of how you homeschool and public school your dd, it dawned on me that, using your logic, I am a SAHM. After all, I SAH much more than I work. My primary method of child rearing is SAH. So, even though I work 40 hours a week, pay taxes, provide health, life, and dental insurance for my entire family, I am actually a SAHM. Cool. I guess you can have it both ways.
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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 11:32pm
Thanks, nk.

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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 11:39pm
Oh no! How horrible! I'm so sorry; please pass along my condolences.

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"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

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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 11:40pm
So, should we get excited about an early reader? Why? Ultimately, everybody reads at the same level, don't they?
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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 11:42pm
I read a book, Japanese Lessons, I think was the name of it, that addressed this. It is a cultural issue -- there's even a term for a mother who has a child in school and is involved in the intense academic regimen. It translates roughly into "education mama" if memory serves me. However, there are 2 big difference between that scenario and what HK is doing. One is that in most counties where that goes on, education is not nearly as accessible as it is here -- high schools are very competitive. The 2nd is that it isn't done to stand out but to fit in. I don't claim to be an expert but the Japanese see themselves as one -- down to a whole party ordering the same lunch when dining out. Most Americans who are involved in any sort of intense extracurricular activity aren't doing it to blend in with the crowd or get into a decent high school. They're doing it to make their children superior to others.
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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 11:51pm

Thanks. She gets back next week.

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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 4:42am
I'm not clear about what you mean by "everybody reads at the same level". The impression I have is that reading abilities can range from illiterate to capable of reading (and understanding) complex texts on specific subjects. Do you mean that every child in school eventually reads at the same level or that they all reach the same level by a certain point in their school years?
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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 8:08am

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.

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Registered: 03-28-2003
Fri, 04-21-2006 - 8:11am

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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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 8:46am
But that is the key. "Teaches themselves". This is just an opinion but based on what I've seen, most early readers have not taught themselves. Their parents are teaching them. I'm not saying that's bad; I don't think it is great either; but I think that is more the case and why the teachers don't get so excited. I think it is probably pretty rare for a child to teach themselves.

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