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Standardized Childhood: The Political and
Cultural Struggle over Early Education
by Dr. Bruce Fuller,
©2007, p. xvi |
As Libby Sholes,
leader of the moderate California council of Churches, put it, "We are
moving so fast in the institutionalization of children. We're taking kids
away from their parents. Government's deciding what's best for our kids."
Category = Political |
Standardized Childhood: The Political and
Cultural Struggle over Early Education
by Dr. Bruce Fuller,
©2007,
p. 191-193 |
In discussing (the famous Perry
Preschool experiment in Ypsilanti, Michigan's) place in the preschool
movement's history...we emphasized the small number of families that
participated. For instance, a 20 percent difference in any outcome actually
means that about 10 Perry graduates took a positive pathway, compared to the
path taken by members of the control group. The other nagging worry with the
Perry results is that, once we get past the (glowing) press releases and
summaries, we find that some differences are not statistically significant,
apply only to girls, not boys, or fade away.
Category = Behavior, Development |
Standardized Childhood: The Political and
Cultural Struggle over Early Education
by Dr. Bruce Fuller,
©2007, p. 195 |
Overall, when we consider Perry
(Preschool in Ypsilanti, Michigan) or Abecedarian, these economic analyses
help only a little in estimating the (alleged) benefits of massive preschool
programs. It's like looking at the cognitive acumen or earnings of Harvard*
graduates, and then using this rate of return to justify building more
community colleges. The benefits realized by these small, model programs are
not generalizable to apply to mass preschool systems.
*Harvard University is an elite private
university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., and a member of the Ivy
League.
Category = Economics |
Standardized Childhood: The Political and
Cultural Struggle over Early Education
by Dr. Bruce Fuller,
©2007, p. 211 |
Belsky's analysis posited a linear
or continuous relationship between preschool exposure and behavioral
outcomes: spending more hours yields steady declines in social behavior...
He reported that children attending preschool at high levels--for thirty or
more hours per week...exhibited higher rates of externalizing behavior than
other children...
Given that all observers agreed, Belsky's finding does not appear to be an
artifact of biased reporting.
Category = Behavior |
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