EDT 265 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Safe Sex, Curriculum, Universal Preschool
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22 Mar 2017
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Academic Preschools
● Started out as just daycares for parents who had to go to work, then they shifted
to an early childhood type of school
● Kindergarten was meant to prepare children for the work force
● Push for universal preschool for kids
● 2005: 70% of kids were enrolled in preschool
2 types of Preschools
● Academic
○ Very structured
○ Most of the time is spent on learning academic things such as learning
letters, sounds, etc…
○ Worksheet and drill based
● Play-based
○ Child-centered programs
○ Reading corners, kitchen/play station, sensory areas
○ Less structured
○ Focus more on social development
○ Used themed activities to educate students
● Controversy
○ Both have different structures and prioritize different goals
○ Huge debate over which type of preschool is better
○ People believe academic preschools are better because they help prepare
students for kindergarten
● Research
○ Up until 4th grade academic preschool children were scoring higher, than
in 4th grade play-based preschool students were doing better
Preschools in other countries
● 2004: Denmark began focusing on 6 main themes in their preschools
○ Personal and social competence, language, body and motion, nature, and
culture
● In Japan: they focus on respect, cooperation, and basic language skills
○ Parents are expected to teach them things at home
● In Finland: preschool is free
○ National curriculum guidelines
○ Still have a lot of play time
○ Have extremely professional teachers for younger children
○ Do teach students, but focus more on keeping the kids up and moving
Sex Ed
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