Working with these glorious minds each day, we didn't need an article to tell us this, but...
The authors say this is the first scientific "evidence that young children can use intuitive statistical abilities to infer a psychological cause—a preference." Anyone who has ever had to mind children sharing toys in a sandbox may argue they have seen similar behavior, but this is the first time we have clear data that kids pay attention to proportions when they think about preference. Even preschoolers, in other words, can see that some people might need more help getting what they want when less is available to them.
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
The Case for $320,000 Kindergarten Teachers
Thought-provoking NY Times article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/
"Good early education can impart skills that last a lifetime — patience, discipline, manners, perseverance."
"Are children who do well on kindergarten tests destined to do better in life, based on who they are? Or are their teacher and classmates changing them?"
"Class size — which was the impetus of Project Star — evidently played some role. Classes with 13 to 17 students did better than classes with 22 to 25."
"Peers also seem to matter. In classes with a somewhat higher average socioeconomic status, all the students tended to do a little better."
"But neither of these factors came close to explaining the variation in class performance. So another cause seemed to be the explanation: teachers. Some are highly effective. Some are not. And the differences can affect students for years to come."
Windsor Research Kindergarten Committee
committee for parents who are researching different kindergarten/elementary school programs after Windsor
Windsor Kindergarten Readiness Evaluation and Individual Plan
teachers evaluate pre-kindergarten students (4-year-olds who will enter kindergarten in one year) for kindergarten readiness using research-based assessments, then identify and work on important skills with each child to ensure s/he will succeed in kindergarten
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/
"Good early education can impart skills that last a lifetime — patience, discipline, manners, perseverance."
"Are children who do well on kindergarten tests destined to do better in life, based on who they are? Or are their teacher and classmates changing them?"
"Class size — which was the impetus of Project Star — evidently played some role. Classes with 13 to 17 students did better than classes with 22 to 25."
"Peers also seem to matter. In classes with a somewhat higher average socioeconomic status, all the students tended to do a little better."
"But neither of these factors came close to explaining the variation in class performance. So another cause seemed to be the explanation: teachers. Some are highly effective. Some are not. And the differences can affect students for years to come."
Windsor Research Kindergarten Committee
committee for parents who are researching different kindergarten/elementary school programs after Windsor
Windsor Kindergarten Readiness Evaluation and Individual Plan
teachers evaluate pre-kindergarten students (4-year-olds who will enter kindergarten in one year) for kindergarten readiness using research-based assessments, then identify and work on important skills with each child to ensure s/he will succeed in kindergarten
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