Early childhood education benefits both kids, taxpayers, study says

USA TODAY

http://yourlife.usatoday.com/parenting-family/story/2011/02/Early-childhood-education-benefits-both-kids-taxpayers-study-says/43259964/1

Research shows that taxpayers investment in early childhood education not only benefits the child, but the taxpayer as well. I believe that investing in the low income children as well as in early childhood education in general increases the chances that children will finish high school and college; therefore, children will have a more productive future. As educators we want more than anything to see our students succeed.

Too Young for Kindergarten? Tide Turning Against 4-Year-Olds

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/28/education/28kindergarten.html?pagewanted=2&hpw

This article debates the appropriate age for children to start kindergarten. Regardless of the age they choose the school system will always have to adjust to the individual needs of the child. As teachers, we will have to adjust the curriculum to the individual needs of the students and deal with the students who are struggling because they can not keep up.

Fast-Tracking to Kindergarten?

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/15/fashion/with-kumon-fast-tracking-to-kindergarten.html?_r=1 Fast-Tracking

Kumon, a type of tutoring for children as young as 2 years of age, focuses on math and reading. The debate is whether or not the children that are enrolled in these classes really have an edge on learning over children that are not engaged in these rigorous drilling activities. I believe that this type of learning does promote the creativity that children get through play and other types of learning.  From a teaching prospective, children with varying backgrounds will challenge the teacher to meet the educational needs of all students.