EDT 265 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Safe Sex, Curriculum, Universal Preschool
22 Mar 2017
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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. 2005: 70% of kids were enrolled in preschool. Most of the time is spent on learning academic things such as learning. 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. Up until 4th grade academic preschool children were scoring higher, than in 4th grade play-based preschool students were doing better. 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. Still have a lot of play time. Have extremely professional teachers for younger children.
