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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Registered: 12-29-2004
Fri, 04-21-2006 - 12:09pm
I did all that stuff too when mine were little. You can do a lot in 15 minutes if they're up for it, and they really aren't going to get it in preschool or day care. Sometimes not even in kindergarten.
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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 12:10pm

But you said earlier that your school district's mission was to educate each child to his/her potential. That statement, taken alone, is "dumb. Really dumb. Dumber than a, oh, never mind". That was the statement PNJ responded to.

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Registered: 03-28-2003
Fri, 04-21-2006 - 12:11pm

Is yours also a voracious reader?

Edited to add: wouldn't it have completely freaked you out if your child WERE reading at a third grade level in third grade?




Edited 4/21/2006 12:13 pm ET by suzymomm
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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 12:12pm
I didn't say it was. In fact, I specifically said that I had no clue if early reading was related to a higher level of literacy later on. I was merely pointing out why I disagreed with your statement that adults are all reading at the same level (or reading the same books).
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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 12:12pm

I agree with you. But want to clarify something ...

I do think anyone can pick up almost any book and "read" it. But just "reading" the words isn't enough; you have to have some comprehension of the words, both individually and in context of the whole work.

So, if she means that anyone can "read" any book, she may be right. But not anyone can read any book with any level fo comprehension and understanding.

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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 12:13pm
It's not important at what age a kid learns to read *well* as long as at some point they do. But most of these semiliterate adults never did.
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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 12:14pm

Read or comprehend?

PumpkinAngel

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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 12:15pm
yes, some gifted kids can benefit from homeschooling - if your daughter is truly as gifted as you claim why dont you pull her out of public school and homeschool her. other gifted kids can benefit from public/private school and enrichment that is provided at home, which is what you are doing.
Jennie
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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 12:15pm
DUH.

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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 12:15pm
Well obviously nobody can educate somebody who doesn't want to be educated, or where factors outside the school's control prohibit that child from reaching his or her full potential. But if the school's learning environment doesn't address the needs of ALL learners, then they aren't even trying to live up to their mission statement. What I am hearing is that most people think it's OK to provide an environment that meets the needs of kids whose abilities and talents are pretty much average, that it's imperative to meet the needs of kids who need extra support reaching average, or even who never will reach average, but that kids who come into the system with above average abilities are pretty much on their own to reach their full potential.

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