LeeHighSchool

Whyisitimportanttokidstoattendpreschool?
EarlyChildhoodTeacher

KatherinLopezA.
InstructorBrianCahoon
SeniorCapstone
Spring2015

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KatherinLopez
InstructorBrianCahoon
SeniorCapstone
March19,2015
EarlyChildhoodTeacher
Itisimportantforkidstoattendpreschool.Theyareatapointintheirliveswherethey
learnfast,andpickuponthingsveryeasily.Specialistswhocareaboutkidsareresearchingthe
importancesofgoingtopreschool,andhavefoundmanyinterestingthingsaboutitseffects.
Kidswhoattendpreschoolattainhigherlevelsofeducation,developtheirtalents,and
requirelessspecialeducation.Forthesereasonsitisbelievedthattheimportanceofgoing
topreschoolisveryhigh
.Earlyeducationcanbeagoodthinginthebeginningofallkidslives
becausetheireducationaldevelopmentwillbebetterinthefuture.
Researchontheimportanceofgoingtopreschoolshowsitismorecommonbecausethey
knowthatsocietydependsonallchildrenwhoaredevelopingandhasaresponsibilitytomake
surethatallchildrenhaveanexcellentbeginningtotheireducation.However,itisbelievedthat
manyparentsarenotinvolvedintheirkid'seducation,andthatiswhymanykidsdonotattend
preschoolormissmanydaysofpreschoolandthiscauseabigprobleminkidslives.Atthis
timeofkid'slife,theydonotknowabouttheimportanceofgoingtopreschoolortheimportance
ofeducation.Thatiswhytheparentsneedtobeinvolvedintheirkid'seducation.Manykidsare
successfulwiththeireducation,butsomeothersarenotbecauseoftheirparents.Therearekids
whohaveexcellenttalent,andtheyneedearlyeducationtobegintodeveloptheirtalentsand
abilitiesearly.Butwhentheydonotattendpreschoolormisstoomanypreschooldays,theydo

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nothaveanywayofdevelopingtheirabilitiesandsometimeswastetheirgreattalents.Also,they
mayneverfindthattheyhaveabigtalentorabilitybecauseparentsarenotprovidingthe
opportunityfortheirchildrentohaveearlydevelopment.
Thesoonerachildbeginslearning,thebetterheorshedoesdowntheroad("How
ImportantWasPreschooltoYourChild'sEducation?").Thisistruebecausemanykids
developedmanyskillsinpreschoolsuchasmathandliterature,theyimprovetheirdevelopment
ofthesecoursesbecauseoftheirearlyeducation.Teachersdemonstratedthatthechildrenwho
enrolledinpreschool,asHeckmanexplains,scoredhigheronachievementtests("How
ImportantWasPreschooltoYourChild'sEducation?").Theystartearlylearninganditisproven
thatwhenchildrenattendpreschool,theycanlearnfastbecausetheyareintroducetonumbers
andthealphabetthroughstoriesandsongs.Atthistimeoftheirlives,theybegintoloveschool,
preferringtogotoschoolthanstayinghome.Infact,manyofthechildrenwhoattendpreschool
laterarethechildrenwhoareinvolvedinmanyactivitiessuchassports,projects,andprograms.
Theyalsohavegoodskillssuchaseffectiveoralandwrittencommunication,criticalthinking,
andagility.Peoplesaidthatsupportingyoungchildrenslearninginthevitalearlyyearshelps
childrentoprepareforfuturegradesaskindergarten,elementary,middleandhighschool.Is
saidthatmosttimesthechildrenwhoattendedpreschoolorinitiateearlyeducation,laterthey
graduatefromhighschoolandalsofromcollege("Learningfrombirth"46).Teacherssaythat
agreatstarttolearningforchildrenisthatparentscanstartreadingsomebookstotheirchildren,
sothatchildrenstartingwithhisearlyreadingexperienceandthiscanhavethebenefitsof
literacyandinfuture.Thechildcouldenjoyreadinganddevelopliterature,thesecanbean
excellentstartforlearningofchildren,andcanhelpyourvocabulary.Aseveryoneknowsthat

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themostimportantforachildistheloveoftheirparents.iftheyseetheirparentsaredoing
somethinginteresting,theywilltryanddothesame.
Childrensbrainsarefarmoreactivethanthoseofuniversitystudents("Learningfrombirth"
46).Alsocanbemoreactivethanadults,becausetheirbrainsareyoungandtheybegintofind
everythingmoreinterestingbecausetheydonotknowaboutnothingintheworldandtheybegin
todiscoveralotofnewthings.Inthisperiodtheyarelikeaspongethatabsorbseverythingthey
hearandseebecausetheirmindareveryopen.Alsotheirmindswanttolearnalltheycan
becauseforthemeverythingaroundthemissomethingnewandtheywanttoexperienceall
kindsofthingsatthatage.Whenchildrenstartearlyeducation,theyhavemanybenefitsinthe
futuresuchasmoreacademicskills,andbetterdevelopmentoftheirminds.Thisisbecausethey
arebeginningtolearnmanythingsintheirearlylives.Asknowing,whenkidsarebabiesallthey
havelearnedintheirfirstyearsoflifeareneverforgotten,suchaswalking,talking,laughing,
crying,readingandwriting.Thatiswhyitisimportantforchildren,tostarttheireducationearly.
whenchildrenattendpreschool,orhaveanearlyeducation,theybegintolearnallkindsofthings
andonmanyoccasionsthechildrenstarttogetlearnhighleveleducationalskillsbecausethey
haveanactivebrain.Theybegintodevelopandlearnmath,social,literature,etc..whenchildren
startkindergartenatahighlevelofeducation,mostofthetimeitisbecausetheyattended
preschoolandhavelearnedmanythings,likesayingabove.Theteacherprepareschildrenfor
kindergarten,whichisthenextstepafterpreschoolandthatiswhymanychildrenwhenthey
startattendingkindergartenareatahighlevel,andtheyknowaboutsomeeducationalmaterials.
Childrenwhodidnotattendpreschool,donotknowandthatiswherechildrenneedspecial
educationbecausetheyneedtolearnmorethingsandgotothesameleveloftheotherchildren.

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Alsoearlyeducationcanhel
ptodevelopmentkidsmindsbecausewhenkidsborntheydont
knowaboutthedifferencebetweenredandgreen,sweetandsour,roughandsmooth,coldand
hot,oranynumberofphysicalsensations(Elkind).Theirparentshavetheresponsibilityto
involvetheirchildreninearlychildhoodeducationandalsokidshavetoattendpreschool
becausechildrendonothavetheunderstandingofthedifferencesalreadymentionedabove.Itis
importantthatchildrenhavetheknowledgeofthedifferencesinthisworld,differencessuchas
sweetorbitter,hotorcold,asmentionedpreviously.
Inconclusion,theimportanceofkidsgoingtopreschoolandlearningwhentheyare
youngcanhavemanybenefitstoachildslife.Itisproventhatkidswhoattendpreschoolcan
haveahighlevelofeducation,haveamoredevelopminds,andcandemonstratetheirdifferent
talents.Thespecialistshaveproventhatkidsneedtoattendpreschoolandtheirparentsneedto
beinvolvedbystartingtheirchildrenseducationearlybyenrollingtheminapreschool
program.

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