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WARNING: PRESCHOOL MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR CHILD’S INTELLIGENCE

January 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment

An oldish article from the Economist.   Lots of parents stress out about getting their kids into good preschools.  Turns out this may be the worst thing for their long-term education.  
Dimming: Disturbing Evidence of a Decline in Youngsters’ Brainpower
 Both sexes now do worse than before, but boys’ scores have fallen more, suggesting that a [...]

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Tags: Language · Lifestyle · Reading · School Daze · Science · Uncategorized

First Reader, a Poem by Billy Collins

November 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

If your child is not reading “on schedule”, think about this poem by Billy Collins.

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