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Preschool can provide a boost, but the gains can fade surprisingly fast
- Animats 10y agoThat's known to be true of Head Start.[1] [1] http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/01/20/18report-b1.h29.html http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/01/20/18report-b1.h29...
- contravariant 10y agoThey mention this in the article.
- danieltillett 10y agoJust another example of the iron law of g immutability.
- dwills 10y agoGrade level schools, adopted in the USA in the middle of the 19th century, essentially dumb down those who are a bit more advanced at an early age. It takes a few grades to destroy the good work of parents preparing their preschoolers, but the playing field has pretty much been leveled by 3rd grade. :( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussian_education_system#USA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussian_education_system#USA
- hogrammer 10y agoMaybe your kids aren't as smart as you think they are. Truly smart kids would help those who are a little behind.
- smdz 10y agoI would also question if most of the primary education is useful. Some of it is useful, but not much of it for the number of years put into it. Plus students who are good at an early age are dumbed down by this kind of education system. Personally, only secondary education made any significant impact on my career.
- jstandard 10y agoI've seen this claim a lot, that smart students are 'dumbed down'. Is there any non-anecdotal evidence of this? How are you measuring intelligence and what is the reference point?