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To: koan who wrote (989742)	12/22/2016 4:19:15 PM
From: one_less	1 Recommendation Recommended By TideGlider Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571016

>>>That is a myth and total nonsense that the right wing has been spreading for years. Kids do not lose information gained early in life-lol. <<< I'm not sure what myth you are talking about. For my part, I never suggested kids lose information gained early in life as a point in your topic. What I did say was "Statistics show that in the long term that boost is lost." That is, the gap in achievement levels returns. This is born out by scientific studies. The only way to keep that from happening is to continue intensive special instruction for several years after Headstart. =================================== Fuerst's study adds considerable weight to a growing sentiment among early-childhood educators that inner-city kids need much more than a year or two of preschool. "The best program in the world for a very short time at age 4 is not going to help children survive the onslaught" of neighborhoods devastated by crime and drugs, says Barbara Willer, public-affairs director of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. "If you view it as an inoculation, you're in for a surprise." But Fuerst says that when he studied the numbers more closely, he found some hope. At one of the six centers, children received an extraordinary amount of special instruction: seven to nine years.

To: koan who wrote (989742)	12/22/2016 4:36:58 PM
From: TideGlider	3 Recommendations Recommended By FJB Investor Clouseau locogringo Respond to of 1571016

Maybe this is why some kids lose the boost afforded by head start.

To: koan who wrote (989742)	12/22/2016 6:18:17 PM
From: Taro	4 Recommendations Recommended By FJB jlallen locogringo TideGlider Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571016

The idea that early education is lost later in life is completely nuts. You take an average kid and put them in a household where they speak five languages and they will learn all five languages easily just by listening. They don't lose the ability to speak those languages later in life. That is all absolute BS. In spite of how many languages you grew up with - and that includes your mother tongue - unless you actively work on keeping them current, either the easy way by having a need to use them daily, or by hard work in your chamber, you'll lose most of it, if not the roots, later. I speak from experience and you obviously have no clue. Your English is not bad though, top 80% on our board I'd say :)