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i think one is the best way if it was an utopian society whereas the parents know all and are always present. but a conglomeration of all is needed in a mobile society which is socially stratofied with a beurocratically cumbersome government.
I like that we are even having a conversation about it at all, good to know people are thinking are about the children
i think the parents. the family, the community,should all watch over our children and guide them, thereare valuable lessons that children can learn from all caring and loving people.childcare centers that are well run can also be a valuable resourse.
i thought the options were ok. but not the best. i think the first one was the best.
While all 3 ideas sound good, the practicaity acroos all social/cultural settings is impractical at this time in our current 'climate'.
we have to fight fir every dollar for education, for head start programs, for good teachers, for good pay etc.
There is then the question of what/how best to provide any of the listed items & just what they should consst of.
Our society seems split in just who deserves support [comments such as they're just too lazy to...], what should be supported, & how to fund.
nice theories/ideas but not currently practical except perhaps as grassroots neighborhood action.
As a parent and adult educator serving lower-income students, I believe it is necessary to offer multiple options for parents to best support their children. There isn't a cookie-cutter solution, so we need to help families customize what will work best for them. Education is the key, as we know, but we have to care about the families to make sure they are ready to take advantage of the educational opportunities. Start with making pre-k mandatory and fund it.
I think that you should have your childs education start earlyer
There is a lot of great/good parenting going on. But, more and
more kids are suffering because parents aren't involved in their education, or health & happiness.
These things involve "time" not
money.
I think that all of these benefit only certain groups and sound more like advertisements than anything anybody is actually considering seriously at the moment. Stop talking, get someone to do something!
this is a science museum, not a government class.
Whenever local neighborhoods,communities and parents come together to help their youngest members, that is a good thing...
Many of these questions had too many variables. some of the best child care centers are part of churches and yet with these questions about state funding you leave out these valuable centers that provide good care at affordable costs to the community.
A foundation comes from a good parent or parents. It is not the governments job to provide anything to anyone. People need to make better choices as individuals as to what is best for their family and NOT rely on a "program" to do it for them.
I believe every child is a wanted child, and they all deserve a good start in life...
The best option is to make ways for one parent to stay home with the children while the children are young.
I dissagree. Children should not go to school in early years. A program is not going to teach all the things you child is going to need to know. I have tried a couple of programs my self, admitting it. My kid is growing up great with out any help or oter programs that are way over price. Anyone should see how dissorderly a program is with out even attending it. Thank you for reading, I am Want some boob.
childen are most likely to repeat the errors of their parents. unless the parents are taught better ways to navigate child development and how to implement it many of the above ideas won't be successful. current public school styles of teaching don't address development, they address test success which is grossly different than life skills.
A mix of all the approaches would likely be the best approach.
We need state legislators who will support more early ed opportunities and who see it as an investment, not merely a cost.
We need to find a way to support families to educate their young children. They are going to be the people who know what's best for them and also be able to adapt to each childs specific needs. Plus they are going to be the people who care them most about the young children.
I can't help but think about the funding...I would have also liked to see some statistics and information on studies performed. Silly survey.
I think that this is a great idea. ECFE espeacially does a great job with making kids bond with other kids and kids bonding with their parents. When people, especially younger minds that are still developing it makes it easier to learn when they are older.
The last question seemed to make the most sense in focusing community and family efforts both into earlier childhood education.
Parents are responsible for educating their children. Society at large, whether local or global can provide support. Schools are a great tool in assisting parents, but this 'outsourcing' of parental responsibility can only go so far.
I think we need to provide everyone with help because we are all citizens here and everyone needss support sometimes! seriously.
I believe the 3rd discussion reflects best the trends of our focus today. Parents need a broader understanding of brain development and how socialization impacts that development. It is the number one goal of our program focusing on the social and emotional development of each child. It's critical to our developing world and accepting of one another.
kids sould learn so yes its good
Ecfe and Headstart are great programs to bring together Families, support Communities, and Educate Children. More funding to these programs would be great!!!
Unfortunately, there will always be a "knowing-doing" gap.
We agree wholeheartedly with a combination of the approaches!
i think babies are alot to handle cause i have a brother and he is 2 he is alot a trouble thant is all i have to say bye now!!!!!!
studies have already shown that all the money that has been invested in early childhood programs is mostly wasted due to the fact that most if not all the gains made by these programs are lost by second grade. this comes down to too many parents not truly supporting and working at helping their kids learn. many teachers would tell you thatthe kids that usually perform well are the same kids who have parents sshow up for conferences/school and communty events etc.....
I think that all had pros and cons, but the community one stuck out to me. Where I grew up, we just didn't have a community familial background and any efforts to improve that fell flat.
the early yrs through age 5 are crucial leaning & development periods.
Since we know the greatest investment is in the families we should not only put dollars into reputable childcare programs but equip all areas surrounding them to create stronger families.
it's crucial for young children to have strong families and to be surrounded by strong families
I believe the survey presented idealistic examples of how child rearing should be executed. They were all positive notions that would greatly benefit the lives of children, but their execution is highly improbably. We no longer live in a world in which child rearing preceds all other priorities in the eyes of society. In order to achieve better child rearing practices, I think it better to focus on who is choosing to get pregnant, and why?
I would have liked to see all three options and rank priority. I believe all three have some good ideas, but all have issues based on financial restraints in government. Also research data is important to determine return on investment. For this reason, I feel this survey is fatally flawed. Ideally each area is more good than bad because it helps kids, but that does not mean the goals and needs can be met.
I love the suggestions. Its imperative that we change our historic view to begin engagement
We are under so much pressure as it is to support children whose parent can't or won't give them the supportthey need. I feel that helping kids in need is fantastic but how do we seperate the kids that really need help from the parents just trying to work the system so that they don't have to be responsible for thierown children???????????
Scientific facts support the funding of early childhood development as a great investment. The initatives presented make sense socially and economically. Time will prove this.
I think that these ideas to help support early learning and development are excellent. I understand that a person's childhood is probably the most important phase in their lives, and they need to be properly taught and nurtured. I agree with most of them, but some seem like they could be detrimental to the economy. I agree that parents should be able to have enough money to pay for a good education, the government needs a certain amount of money from income. Plus, with the gas prices lately, I'm hoping that something can be done about that. It would help people have more money with lower gas prices to pay for children. I think the government needs the money and needs to use it wisely.
No single family has all of the resources needed to raise a child. Options 2 or 3 are the only ones that work. Families that think they are raising their children alone are recognizing the large amount of help they get from others, directly or indirectly. We all need each other to thrive.
In my culture, it takes a village to rise a child. Multiple teaching perspectives can give a child numerous ways to look at the world.
I think that the problem with this survey is that they make you choose from only around 3 or 4 answers, rather than letting you voice your own opinion.
All the "ideas" were great, but it is in the implementation that things go awry. Option #3 was the biggest red flag to me, allowing for only things that would be able to be widely implemented. In essence, it is saying that they wouldn't be using best practices, they would be using practices that are okay but mostly those that are easiest to scale up. When you maintain local control, whether at the family or community level, you don't have to sacrifice quality in order to achieve scale. This is currently going on in our K-12 education system, why would we want to extend the mediocrity down to 0-5 also?
I think that I would do what anonymous said and it is imporynt for kids to know more when they get older so let the kids learn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I believe the financial status of a family has nothing to do with there education at such a young age.
kids need to grow and have new ideas
i like kids kids are not good at growing up there ideas are bad
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