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 - 12:17pm

Yeah, I guess I just don't see the big deal. DS started reading at about 3.5, and could read pretty much anything by 4.5. Sure, in K lots of it is below his level. So what? He still gets to read all the books he wants to read. It's not like he is being "held back".

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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 12:17pm
Let's discuss this more.

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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 12:18pm

"Is yours also a voracious reader?"

That's putting it mildly :-). I think he averages 2-3 lengthy books per week on a bad week. The biggest problem I have is feeding his voracious appetite. In desperation, he's read most of his books at least 3 or 4 times each. Luckily, I get to the U.S. often enough to stock up on more books without breaking the bank.

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

I would have been very very surprised, given his reading habits by that point.

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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 12:18pm

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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 12:20pm
Yes, absolutely. I guess I was using literacy and reading in the sense of reading combined with comprehension.
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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 12:23pm

Your last sentence is not at all what I, personally, am saying.

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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 12:25pm
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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 12:27pm
Do you think the kids in the top percentiles are any more prone to "wasting" their education and potential than those in the middle percentiles or lower percentiles? It may seem like more of a "waste" if somebody with an IQ of 170 ends up being a criminal than somebody with an IQ of 110, but each is "wasting" whatever potential they have by harming society rather than furthering it. And do you really think that a person with an IQ of 170, or extreme musical/artistic talent "owes" more to society than someone with more modest abilities? What you really seem to be arguing is that since society invests in people's education, those people owe something back to society. In that, I tend to agree. Everybody owes rent on the space they take up on the planet. I just don't see how society's resources are more at risk of being wasted if we educate truly bright kids to their potential than if we educate only average children to their potential.
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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 12:28pm

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What "most people" are you talking about? I don't hear very many who think that ...

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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 12:29pm
i have so far had one kid at each end of that spectrum. one who was reading chapter books in kindergarten and one who is now in first grade and is in the middle of her class as far as reading goes. both have had teachers who have been quite capable of integrating both into the classroom. when i go to my daughters 1st grade class now, there are kids reading all over the map, and they are all able to work at their own level. in a class of 18 kids there are about 10 different reading groups. one thing i have noticed is that alot of the kids that read the best score poorly on reading comprehension tests. for most kids there are plenty of opportunities in a typical 1st grade class to challenge them, teh child that is gifted in every area are few and far between.
Jennie

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