LeeHighSchool

Whyisimportanttokidstoattendtopreschool?
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
.
Forthesereasonsitisbelievedthattheimportanceofgoingto
preschoolisveryhigh.Earlyeducationcanbeagoodthinginthebeginningofallkidslives
becausetheireducationaldevelopmentwillbebetterinthefuture.
Researchontheimportanceofgoingtopreschoolshowsitismorecommonbecausethey
knowthatthesocietydependbyallchildren,whoaregrowingandisanresponsibilitytomake
surethatallchildrenbegintohaveanexcellenteducation.Butitbelievedthatmuchofthe
parentsdoesnotinvolveintheirkid'seducation,andiswhymanykidsdontattendtopreschool
ormostofthetimemissschoolandthiscauseabigproblemtokidslives.Atthistimeofkid's
life,theydontknowabouttheimportanceofgoingtopreschoolortheimportanceofeducation,
iswhytheparentsneedtoinvolveintheirkid'seducation.Manykidsaresuccessfulwiththeir

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education,butsomeothersarenotbecauseoftheirparents.Arekidswhohaveaexcellenttalent,
andtheyneedtodevelopbyearlyeducationtofindouttheirtalentsorabilitiesandstartto
development.Butwhentheydontattendtoschoolormissschooldays,theydonthaveanyway
ofdeveloptheirtalentsandsometimeswastedtheirgreattalents.Alsotheyneverfoundthatthey
haveabigtalentorabilitybecauseparentswerenotgiventheopportunitytotheearly
development.
Thesoonerachildbeginslearning,thebetterheorshedoesdowntheroad("How
ImportantWasPreschooltoYourChild'sEducation?").Thisistruebecausemanykids
developedmanyskillssuchasmathandliterature,theyprovetheirdevelopmentofthesecourses
becauseoftheirearlyeducation.Teachersdemonstratedthatthechildrenwhoenrolledin
preschool,asHeckman
explains
,scoredhigheronachievementtests("HowImportantWas
PreschooltoYourChild'sEducation?").
Theystartearlylearninganditisproventhatwhen
childrenattendpreschool,theycanlearnfastandcanalsostoremanymaterials,foundfunniest
theireducationandthatiswhytheylearnfaster.Atatimeoftheirlifebegintoloveschool,
preferringtogotoschooltostayhome,that'sagoodthingbecausemanyofthechildrenwho
attendpreschoolinthefuturearethechildrenwhoareenrollinmanyactivitiessuchassports,
projects,programsetc.,alsohavegoodskillssuchaseffectiveoralandwrittencommunication,
criticalthinking,andagilityetc.Peoplesaidthatsupportingyoungchildrenslearninginthe
vitalearlyyearshelpschildrentoprepareforfuturegradesaskindergarten,elementary,middle
andhighschool,Issaidthatmosttimesthechildrenwhoattendedpreschoolorinitiateearly
educationaretheygraduatefromhighschoolandalsofromcollege
("Learningfrombirth"46).
Teacherssaythatagreatstarttolearningforchildrenisthatparentscanstartreadingsome

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bookstotheirchildren,sothatchildrenstartingwithhisearlyreadingexperiencesandthiscan
havethebenefitsofliteracyandinfuture.Thechildcouldenjoyreadinganddevelopliterature,
thesecanbeanexcellentstartforlearningofchildren,andcanhelpyourvocabulary.As
everyoneknowsthatthemostimportantofachildistheloveoftheirparents.iftheyseetheir
parentsaredoingsomethinginteresting,theywilltryanddothesame.
Childrensbrainsarefarmoreactivethanthoseofuniversitystudents
("Learningfrom
birth"46).
Alsocanbemoreactivethanadultsthisisbecausetheirbrainsareyoungandthey
begintofindeverythingmoreinteresting,theybegintodiscoveralotofnewthingsforthem,in
thisperiodarelikeaspongethatabsorbseverythingtheyhearandsee,becausetheirmindisvery
open.Alsotheirmindswanttolearnalltheycanbecauseforthemeverythingaroundthemis
somethingnewandtheywanttoexperienceallkindsofthingsatthatage.Whenchildrenstart
earlyeducation,havemanybenefitsinthefuture,aslessspecialeducation,moreskills,and
developingoftheirmind,thisisbecausetheyarebegintolearnmanythingsinhisearlylife.As
youknowwhenkidsarebabiesalltheyhavelearnedintheirfirstyearsoflifearenever
forgotten,suchaswalk,talk,laugh,mourn,read,write,etc.,thatiswhyitisimportantfor
children,startinganearlyeducation.whenchildrenattendpreschoolorhaveanearlyeducation,
theybegintolearnallkindsofthingsandonmanyoccasionsthechildrenstarttogetlearn
highleveleducationalmaterialsforthem,becausetheyhaveanactivebrain,anearlyeducation
andalsolearnquickly.Theybegintodevelopandlearnmath,social,literature,etc..when
childrenstartkindergartenmostofthetimesareatahighlevelofeducation,itisbecausethey
attendedpreschoolandhavelearnedmanythings,likesayabove.Theteacherpreparechildren
forkindergarten,whichisthenextstepafterthepreschoolandthatiswhymanychildren,when

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theystartattendingkindergartenareatahighlevel,andtheyknowaboutsomeeducational
materialsandchildrenwhodidnotattendpreschool,donotknow,andthatiswherechildren
needspecialeducationbecausetheyneedtolearnmorethingsandgotothelevelofothers
children.
Alsotheearlyeducationcan
helptodevelopmentmorethekidsmindbecauseasall
knowwhenkidsborththeydontknowaboutthedifferencebetweenredandgreen,sweetand
sour,roughandsmooth,coldandhot,oranynumberofphysicalsensations(Elkind).

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parentshavetheresponsibilitytoteachtheirchildrenaboutearlychildhoodeducationbecause
childrendonothavetheunderstandingofthedifferencesalreadymentionedabove.Itis
importantthatchildrenhavetheknowledgeofthedifferencesofeachthingsinthisworld,as
differencesinsweetorbitter,haveknowledgeofcoldorhotwithjustmentioningetc.
Inconclusion,theimportanceofkidsgoingtopreschoolandlearningwhentheyare
youngcanhavemanybenefitstotheirkidslife.Itisproventhatkidswhoattendtopreschool
canhaveahighlevelofeducation,developtheirminds,andcanprovetheirdifferenttalents.The
specialistshaveproventhatkidsneedtoattendpreschoolandtheirparentsneedtobeinvolved
bystartingtheirchildrenseducationearlybyenrollingtheminapreschoolprogram.

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