"In the name being unbiased and sensitive, the politicians usually attack problems with a broad useless brush. I was once talking with District Administrator who wished they had more funding so that they could have longer school years. At which point, being me, I explained that my at or above grade level daughters did not need a longer school year. And that they really need to get the failing kids in school more.
My point is that a huge effort has to be under taken to help the unlucky kids who have parents who are unable or unwilling to get their kids ready for kindergarten. And in some of those households, it would be best to get those kids in a public setting as early and as much as possible.
Between neural path way development, habits / beliefs being set, behaviors / communication methods being ingrained, etc. The sooner you get them in a normal setting the less re-programming will need to be done. And you know how hard it is to break ingrained bad habits...
For a good model, see this link.
http://hcz.org/our-programs/
So... Drop the Universal Pre-K and focus the money on the kids who need the help." G2A
Raising social involvement, self awareness and self improvement topics, because our communities are the sum of our personal beliefs, behaviors, action or inaction. Only "we" can improve our family, work place, school, city, country, etc.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
MN Universal Pre K Reservations
I love Beth's articles. MinnPost Universal PreK Reservations
FYI. We have had some interesting discussions at the MP link.
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