tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post4970043833292728017..comments2024-03-29T04:34:05.185-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: Littles-- More Than a Score (A Film You Should See)Peter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-27198860658049717482017-03-16T23:12:49.247-04:002017-03-16T23:12:49.247-04:00So agree on these points-forwarded to K teachers f...So agree on these points-forwarded to K teachers from my building. This is such important stuff that I learned in my Teacher Ed courses in Early Childhood Education. Thanks for posting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319261747710290814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-79991389623366132012017-03-16T18:28:11.761-04:002017-03-16T18:28:11.761-04:00LET THEM PLAY!LET THEM PLAY!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544213160574214282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-9415299634031500932017-03-16T00:39:04.409-04:002017-03-16T00:39:04.409-04:00Thank you. I love to retweet your posts!Thank you. I love to retweet your posts!Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756613176679057344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-24841177393308766992017-03-16T00:18:01.523-04:002017-03-16T00:18:01.523-04:00Thanks for the video. And congratulations on your...Thanks for the video. And congratulations on your upcoming twins. Re tests, there was an interesting juxtaposition. Like Greene, the video discouraged the abundance of standardized tests and their use in judging teachers. But early in the video, there's a picture of a newspaper showing scores of white children in the 700's and black kids in the 400's. It wasn't clear what test was being pictured. But it raises the question that if there are no standardized tests, how do you know how well (or poorly) we are rectifying things like the achievement gap ?<br /><br />But the main point of the video (and my post) was whether to push young kids or just let them play. Here's my experience. We chose the preschool for our eldest simply because it was walking distance from our house (and our Nanny doesn't drive). The school is part of the Ethical Society and focuses on "active play" like that encouraged in the video. The problem was when she got to kindergarten, she barely knew her letters and could not read. By contrast, her peers were already reading simple books as they entered kindergarten. Regardless of whether you think this is appropriate, my daughter felt like she was not as smart as her peers. Though she now reads at grade level, this feeling of inadequacy remains.<br /><br />We tried to do things differently with are two younger kids (twins). They attended the same preschool - but we taught them at home at a fairly young age - mostly reading and math. But we talked about lots of things including science. (They liked watching Magic School Bus which I recommend.) <br /><br />When the twins entered school, they were already reading at a 2nd grade level. We used Bob Books and then graduated into Step Into Reading. For math, they use something called Splash Math. Anyway, my twins love learning because they know they are good at it. They see their own performance relative to their peers.<br /><br />As a father, you need to decide for yourself what is best for your kids. But it's pretty clear which approach worked best for our kids. alanbackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174033131550945945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-45055600220939773812017-03-15T15:20:17.479-04:002017-03-15T15:20:17.479-04:00I've been preaching this for, well, for a long...I've been preaching this for, well, for a long long time.<br /><br />It's an uphill battle. *sigh*<br /><br />It's also why we homeschooled for 2 crucial years, and why I'll go back to it if I have to.CrunchyMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434606158400653601noreply@blogger.com