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This makes sense for a variety of reasons: 1. Kindergarten is the first formal educational experience most children are exposed to. 2. The more experienced/effe
by brianbreslin 16y ago
This makes sense for a variety of reasons:
1. Kindergarten is the first formal educational experience most children are exposed to.
2. The more experienced/effective the teacher, the better the foundation the students will develop.
3. The better the foundation, the better prepared they will be at every level later on.
The middle school issue could use more details as to the variables in play there.
- hugh3 16y agoIf early learning experiences are that important, then surely the best investment you can make in your child's future is to have one parent stay home and teach them stuff for the first five years of their lives before they get shipped off to kindergarten, rather than shipping 'em off to daycare while both parents work? I'm shocked by the number of children who show up to kindergarten unable to read.
- brianbreslin 16y agoI'd argue we need to ship them off to pre-k programs that emphasize reading and writing and basic math. socializing the kids a lot at an early age is also critical. the large number of kids coming in lacking reading/writing skills could be due to the parents not feeling comfortable enough to teach them those skills.