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Politics : Right Wing Extremist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (6250)	3/13/2001 12:10:54 PM
From: Magnatizer	Respond to of 59480

Flap I knew we could find common ground somewhere. I agree that early education is the most important of one's life. I could be persuaded to believe otherwise if persuading facts were presented. At the moment my belief is based on conversations I have had with friends and relatives in the education field. ht Mag

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (6250)	3/13/2001 12:21:26 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 59480

I am disagreeing with the premise that the most learning occurs then, except in the obvious and informal sense that they absorb a lot of data about the world and language, for which they do not need classrooms. What they can absorb is very rudimentary. I do not know about anecdotal evidence about Head Start, all I know is that actual studies were discouraging. Besides, when I was young, children barely went to kindergarten (I didn't), much less pre- school, and performance was better. Now, it is all the rage,and performance has declined. The reasons may be obscure, but there is no obvious correlation between the growth of pre-K programs and better schools over- all.......

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (6250)	3/13/2001 12:49:44 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 59480

I assume you're not a first grade teacher. I talk to one every day and have two more in training. What you say is bunk. Pushing kids beyond the point where their brains have physically developed to handle what you are trying to teach them is the problem. That, and motivation. Kids who don't see parents reading don't feel that reading is essential to them, so they don't put the effort in, and don't learn. Why learn something which is hard work when you see no benefit from it? Just because a teacher tells you to? Paugh. They learn by example from their parents that enjoyment comes from a TV, not books. TV they can handle. Why worry about books? No pre school, head start, etc. can change this. Until parents change, children won't learn.