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safety net for education or for safety? One of the main points of the article is that the supposed educational benefits are probably not even real.
by jtbayly 5y ago
safety net for education or for safety? One of the main points of the article is that the supposed educational benefits are probably not even real.
- causi 5y agoIt's bizarre anyone ever thought they would be. It's like trying to build a house and a foundation at the same time. We eagerly cram data into toddlers and then try to make high school teachers socialize the poorly-behaved in the most ass-backward scheme imaginable.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> One of the main points of the article is that the supposed educational benefits are probably not even real. Well, that's a claim it makes and relies on to an extent, sure. Of course, the support cited for that is a piece of educational research that the author low-key admits is neutralized by subsequent ed research, but where the author would like us to disregard the subsequent ed research because “as with all ed research, it can say what you want it to.” The main thrust of the article, though, is against licensure on the basis that it drives up cost, as if licensure isn't an issue for non-curricular daycare (and as if much of the licensure requirements for pre-K weren't centered around the safety part of their job.)