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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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i think you so hit the nail on the head with this......
>>overall mission and most important goal IMO should be providing a baseline education, not educating each child to his or her full potential<<
..school is *no* guarantee of potential nor should it be responsible for that. when all is said and done,it's up to each individual's hard work, willingness and desire to succeed. school is simply an outlet/tool to help *you* get there.
p.s. an ot sparked by what nemon shared about richest school districts.....out of curiosity, is there a richest or best school district in america?
Edited 4/21/2006 9:52 pm ET by egd3blessed
Eh, like I said, I was overgeneralizing. And obviously, given the context, I wasn't comparing the entire world's population -- just average educated people vs. "gifted" people.
Put it this way: I've worked with a ton of attorneys. Some of them have been brilliant, some average, and some so stupid you wouldn't believe it. But none of them have had any problem reading what is written. What differentiates them is their ability to think logically and write well (and by that I mean argue well, not just form proper sentences). The ability to read is sort of a baseline ability.
So anyway, I think that a parent saying "Oh my gosh, my child can read, he's obviously gifted" (which parents of early readers often seem to want to do) is about as stupid as a parent saying "Oh my gosh, my child can walk, he will obviously be a great athlete."
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