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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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 9:17am

i'm speaking more of the social stigma attached to labeling than identifying a condition for proper care and treatment. my dd is diagnosed with a condtion and every professional that works with her, especially school, knows of her condition (or label)......but with that, i am very careful who i share this with socially because of the eye rolls and less than empathetic interest in it.

there's a big difference between referencing a condition for proper handling and treatment and another thing all together to look down on it as the dumb kid, the kid that doesn't talk, the stupid ones....that stereotype and stigma is still alive and well today. at least in places i have lived, it is.

 

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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 9:38am
Oh, I suppose I'm overgeneralizing. It just seems that as adults we can read the same books -- why would it matter if one adult started reading at 4 and one at 6? I guess I see reading like walking. Every person (without real physical problems, anyway) does it eventually. The early walker isn't going to always be the best athlete, so what difference does 9 mos vs. 17 mos make?
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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 9:48am

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I'm really not getting why it seems to require so much explanation that labels such as "dumb" have no place in public discourse, any more than words like "fat", "ugly", "slutty", and so on. Whether we're joking or serious, the only times words like these are acceptable IMO are when we're with people who we're absolutely sure are okay with it.

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Registered: 07-16-2005
Fri, 04-21-2006 - 10:08am

What do you see as some of the more pressing changes that need to be made generally to the American school system in the near future? I've always regretted the shameless dismissal of minorities' contributions in our history textbooks and the way standardized tests and grading are skewed in favor of the white Middle Class student. I don't know how the inner city child can survive our educational system. I read just a day or 2 ago how a loophole in the "No Child Left Behind Act" allows schools to not report the dismally low test scores of their minority students.

I have a hard time seeing the inadequacy of gifted programs to be pressing when entire classes of students are forgotten by our schools (and thus society). But what do I know? I'm just a liberal, pinko groupie of Theodore Sizer formerly from our alma mater. ;)

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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 10:19am

But how does one decide which group

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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 10:28am

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Actually, in many communities in the US, the extra instruction is being done to fit in. A few years ago I saw firsthand several 3 yr-olds writing short words and their moms spoke about teaching them to sight-read at age 3, so I've been doing the same. I found myself in various teachers' supply stores (bulk educational toys, charts, flashcards, workbooks, etc.) and wondered if I had crossed the line, lol. But my kids have enjoyed it. We're going again tomorrow for some more stuff I saw in the catalogue. I've worked with my kids 10 mins a day or 2 hours a day so long as they are willing, so that they will fit in when entering school. It's hard as a parent to do nothing when we see other children entering Kindergarten (even pre-K) knowing how to read, write and do pre-math.

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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 10:47am
While being an early reader may not be indicative of genius in the making, I disagree that we all eventually read at the same level.

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Registered: 07-16-2005
Fri, 04-21-2006 - 10:51am

<< A truer measure of her abilities versus her acheivement would be how she compares to children who have spent as much of their time schooling (at home or in class) as she has.>>

Good point. A really accurate test of genius or high IQ is the student who can breeze confidently into a standardized exam without having taken any commercially-advertized prep course beforehand ~ and of course does really well on the exam. I've seen this kick-ass attitude first-hand. I OTOH have always taken preparatory courses for standardized tests (SATs, grad school admission and the Bar exam) and my scores increased markedly because of the courses (based on the practice exams).

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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 10:53am

When my son began to read at 3 and a half, I worked with his preschool teachers to enrich and encourage that.

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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 10:55am

Do you think appropriately educating the extremely gifted 2% of the population is a pressing societal problem?


I'll send you additional information on what the county does by e-mail.

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