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Humble ISD to Emphasize Importance of Pre-K Education

Humble ISD to Emphasize Importance of Pre-K Education

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by: Drekonix Active Indicator LED Icon 5 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Dec 11, '14 3:37pm  
This makes me so happy, quoted from the Observer: "trustees ... approved a resolution to expand the state investment in pre-kindergarten (pre-K) instruction. ... The resolution in part reads research indicates that “long-term societal benefits of high-quality, full day pre-kindergarten programs include reduced long-term costs associated with criminal justice, public assistance, increased high school graduation and college attendance among children who participated in high-quality early education programs.”'Finally, Texas is starting to take education seriously. We are currently 46th in the nation for education. The full article available on The Observer is an interesting read:http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/kingwood/news/humble-isd-to-purchase-new-school-buses/article_297d8077-fc6d-537e-93da-4a8de657cfe1.html 4951
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lilmama09 Active Indicator LED Icon 2
~ 9 years ago   Dec 11, '14 4:35pm  
Where are they getting this "research" from?? Are they getting test results from top schools in states with a much higher percentage of graduates? I want to know where this research is from, hopefully not from simply books. Personally, I believe that as long as states and independent school districts put too much emphasis on their testing programs and only focus on their rating numbers than our children will not receive the proper education of academics that they need to be taught. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Dec 11, '14 5:07pm  
Interesting... This is most likely to prepare/accommodate Obama's "TotCare" proposal, as I read in an article yesterday:
onenewsnow.com/persp ectives/michelle-mal kin/2014/12/10/welco me-to-totcare-o
I'm ALL for improving our education system, but I don't see how giving the government-run schools yet one more year of early-childhood learning will improve our children's education. @lilmama09 makes some good points. There are far more other things the schools could do to improve.. and it should start with the number of hours they already have our children. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Dec 11, '14 7:05pm  
Globally, countries whose students begin formally education at a later age are the best. Clearly, the answer is NOT putting babies in desks. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Dec 11, '14 7:39pm  
Yea the problem isn't the younger ones; they're like a sponge storing up all the information they learn whether it's inside or outside the classroom. The issue is when they're older and dropping out of high school or not making high enough grades that'll make them ready for college. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Dec 11, '14 7:41pm  
I like the idea of pre K. Regardless of the motives of this particular article, DD attended pre K & it set her leaps & bounds ahead of the kids in kinder who had no previous schooling. (daycare pre k program or school pre k.) The bar for academics is set extremely high these days. I felt like it would be doing my child an injustice if I did not prepare her & give her the best opportunities to gain education that I possibly could. Public pre k isn't standardized tests & ratings, in our experience it was a program that introduced our child into a structured learning environment & got her & the other children confident in themselves. Taught them basic things that 4 year olds SHOULD know, because a lot of parents don't work with their kids at home & those kids fall way behind & are nowhere near where they should be at their age. (Had this discussion many times with teacher friends.) DD is a straight A student in advanced classes & after school clubs who genuinely loves school. I feel that pre K was a stepping stone to her success & am glad we opted for it. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Dec 11, '14 7:44pm  
My sister in law(a teacher) held all 3 of her boys back and they didn't start kindergarten until they were 6. I didn't and still don't understand her reasoning but all 3 are thriving and doing very well. Mine all went to all day pre k and did well too so who knows. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Dec 11, '14 7:52pm  
Texas is NOT 46th in the nation in education.  That is the biggest lie I've heard in a long time.  www.huffingtonpost.c om/2014/08/04/wallet hub-education-rankin gs_n_5648067.ht  Please if you are going to state a ranking, cite your source.  4951
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~ 9 years ago   Dec 11, '14 7:58pm  
Globally, countries whose students begin formally education at a later age are the best. Clearly, the answer is NOT putting babies in desks.
 
@SerenityNow: YES!!!!!! This emphasis on the earlier is better is just part of Obamas from cradle to grave BS. The reason and agenda is get them away from mom and dad as fast as they can for indoctrination. Our kids need to be at home as long as possible not in lil brick and mortar rooms.
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~ 9 years ago   Dec 11, '14 7:58pm  
I like the idea of pre K. Regardless of the motives of this particular article, DD attended pre K & it set her leaps & bounds ahead of the kids in kinder who had no previous schooling. (daycare pre k program or school pre k.) The bar for academics is set extremely high these days. I felt like it would be doing my child an injustice if I did not prepare her & give her the best opportunities to gain education that I possibly could. Public pre k isn't standardized tests & ratings, in our experience it was a program that introduced our child into a structured learning environment & got her & the other children confident in themselves. Taught them basic things that 4 year olds SHOULD know, because a lot of parents don't work with their kids at home & those kids fall way behind & are nowhere near where they should be at their age. (Had this discussion many times with teacher friends.) DD is a straight A student in advanced classes & after school clubs who genuinely loves school. I feel that pre K was a stepping stone to her success & am glad we opted for it.
 
@Heathur: sorry if it sounds like I'm downgrading the idea. I think it's a great idea especially since at that age kids learn so much in such a short time frame. I just don't think it's going to solve their problem when they get to high school; that's over a 10 year gap. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Dec 11, '14 7:58pm  
My sister in law(a teacher) held all 3 of her boys back and they didn't start kindergarten until they were 6. I didn't and still don't understand her reasoning but all 3 are thriving and doing very well. Mine all went to all day pre k and did well too so who knows.
 
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I understand holding a child back not because I did the same but because it's a parents prerogative & as long as they've got the child's best interest at heart in their own heart, more power to 'em. I think it largely has to do with the parents. If a parent works with their kids at home, they should be fine if they start later. The unfortunate thing is that some people tend to get so busy these days that priorities shift & education is put off entirely until the child goes to school rather than working with them at home leading up to schooling. Those are the kids that tend to struggle. That's just SOME people though. I don't know about an overabundance because there are SOOO many sweet, bright, creative kids at DD's school. You also have to take learning disabilities into account, because they are acknowledged a lot more now than they were when I was a kid, which I think is a good thing. I think that every child & every circumstance is different, & that's cool with me. I just know that pre K worked for us & helped DD thrive. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Dec 11, '14 8:00pm  

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>> Globally, countries whose students begin formally education at a later age are the best. Clearly, the answer is NOT putting babies in desks.
 
@SerenityNow: YES!!!!!! This emphasis on the earlier is better is just part of Obamas from cradle to grave BS. The reason and agenda is get them away from mom and dad as fast as the can for indoctrination. Our kids need to be at home as long as possible not in lil brick and mortar rooms.
 
@Burnsway:
That is so cynical!! My kids went to pre k, and it was STRONGLY encouraged in the smalldistrict they went too, before Obama was president.
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~ 9 years ago   Dec 11, '14 8:05pm  

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>> Globally, countries whose students begin formally education at a later age are the best. Clearly, the answer is NOT putting babies in desks.
 
@SerenityNow: YES!!!!!! This emphasis on the earlier is better is just part of Obamas from cradle to grave BS. The reason and agenda is get them away from mom and dad as fast as the can for indoctrination. Our kids need to be at home as long as possible not in lil brick and mortar rooms.
 
@Burnsway:
That is so cynical!! My kids went to pre k, and it was STRONGLY encouraged in the smalldistrict they went too, before Obama was president.
 
@BooBear:  Call me cynical if you want but I have done my research. Todays schools are not yesterdays schools...my oldest also did pre K. with me Being part of the system for 25 plus years, trust me ...its not the same and whats being taught is not the same.Obama wants to make preschool like kindergarten, free and yes even mandatory is some states. We are not there yet but its where it is heading. 
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friday1 Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 9 years ago   Dec 11, '14 8:16pm  
Follow the money. We are educating your kids earlier so we need to raise taxes.Only you the parent can see that your "singular" child is educated. Monkey see monkey do. 4951
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Luv2teach Active Indicator LED Icon  New Member
~ 9 years ago   Dec 11, '14 8:26pm  
I see it both ways. Our district has prek for all half day. I'd rather them be at school getting some exposure than at home with nothing, now where I teach isn't kingwood with the educated parents who know to teach their kids at home. So I can see prek in a lower income area being beneficial. However, I agree that a child's age/maturity plays a huge part. I can tell kiddos who are on the younger end because both socially and sometimes academically they aren't ready. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Dec 11, '14 8:38pm  
I was expecting this thread to say something to the effect that we are moving away from COMMON CORE bull 5hit! 4951
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