tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post8769773963686665251..comments2023-11-11T00:35:13.251-08:00Comments on A Better Education: How Classism in the Job Market Affects KindergartnersTracy Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955928532137913330noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-38217855387511336052010-06-10T05:51:10.901-07:002010-06-10T05:51:10.901-07:00Kim, yes, exactly, Kindergarten should be preparin...Kim, yes, exactly, Kindergarten should be preparing for the five year olds, not the other way around. Why do we have to race through childhood?<br /><br />Ashley, we've felt the same way. It pains me that some of us have a choice to opt out of that high pressured system and others don't. Our one year in a private Waldorf school was fantastic though. I wish every kid had that option.<Tracy Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955928532137913330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-39836052482642374172010-06-09T10:23:47.398-07:002010-06-09T10:23:47.398-07:00Have you read John Holt's "Freedom and Be...Have you read John Holt's "Freedom and Beyond"? He has a couple of great chapters at the end that address the idea (slash myth) of higher education "eradicating" poverty. His arguments, much like yours, are spot-on. <br /><br />As a 23-year-old college "dropout," my mother is driving herself (and me) crazy, trying to convince me to go back to school and get *Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-90847810387165565142010-06-08T16:10:30.446-07:002010-06-08T16:10:30.446-07:00Wow, I just came across this from another blog and...Wow, I just came across this from another blog and its exactly what I was writing about in my blog - as I read my daughters Kindergarten curriculum last night, I am having second thoughts about putting her in in the public system. How does one allow them the good of the public system but also ensure they are not feeling pressured? What a challenge.Ashleyhttp://www.slowfamilyproject.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-87479809878525508302010-06-07T12:16:47.268-07:002010-06-07T12:16:47.268-07:00As an early childhood teacher, I always wondered w...As an early childhood teacher, I always wondered why we were suppose to get 4 year olds ready for kindergarten instead of the kindergarten getting ready for five year olds.<br />As a relocated American in New Zealand, I am always a bit shocked at the cultural differences with nz and the US. The pressure to attend University is something you must do, instead of a path chosen. I also find that mykimhttp://kimberlymoore.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-18501750327999334882010-06-07T07:58:12.138-07:002010-06-07T07:58:12.138-07:00David, I love your action-oriented questions. I t...David, I love your action-oriented questions. I think we should generate a list of jobs that do not actually require a college education. I think we should talk to businesses about these ideas and get their input. I think we should talk to schools about this "movement" (dare I call it a movement at this nascent state?). I think you talk to schools and parents with their "pain&Tracy Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955928532137913330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-53396124165975329502010-06-07T07:50:14.852-07:002010-06-07T07:50:14.852-07:00Thanks all for the comments. Monika, I too hope t...Thanks all for the comments. Monika, I too hope that happens! Thanks for the great link. Bruce, I think your last statement says it ALL and is in perfect agreement with M.H. Rossi's. I think that is what education should really be about.Tracy Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955928532137913330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-3192794395123694862010-06-07T06:17:20.527-07:002010-06-07T06:17:20.527-07:00Wonderful conversation! And how about first asking...Wonderful conversation! And how about first asking the question 'who are you' because 'what do you want to be' is, to my mind at least, really 'how do you want to express who you are'? Not only should Kindergarten not be about college, but neither should *any* education except, perhaps, college. The only education i had that was worth anything (despite attending what were M.H. Rossihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18441291645784217315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-54244780785839531672010-06-06T14:47:29.325-07:002010-06-06T14:47:29.325-07:00nice post. thank you.
have you read diy u... spe...nice post. thank you. <br /><br />have you read diy u... speaks a lot to what you are saying.<br /><br />also - at the end of Sir Ken's The Element - he talks about a school in England - Grangeton i think.. where the town wanted to help improve ed, so they turned all the town problems over to kids to solve in school. <br />i just wrote our mayor - asking if kids in an innovation lab we are monika hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903730727359304285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-42600292187841879892010-06-06T14:45:15.677-07:002010-06-06T14:45:15.677-07:00I agree that kindergarten should not be the prime ...I agree that kindergarten should not be the prime place to instill expectations of achieving higher education onto children. The illusion of a college degree as a means to success is over-generalized. Some of the wealthiest people and celebrities whom many people admire were not college-bound babies, but they produced tangible results. I do think that personal skills, social skills and a passion Brucehttp://a41.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-61553596833204928812010-06-06T14:12:10.187-07:002010-06-06T14:12:10.187-07:00Thank you Tracy thought provoking and pragmatic bl...Thank you Tracy thought provoking and pragmatic blog. I think we are due for a revolution is the job market and since so much turns on this market it will effect or school and society. What do you think would be a first step? Could we generate a list of jobs or business that share your thoughts? Do we need to address these issues in schools? How do you talk to parents about these issues without Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586681265939138625noreply@blogger.com