Labor has announced that if it wins government, it will introduce a scheme of 'school for four year olds'. View the story for more detail.
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New Early Childhood Plan from Labor
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Posted 3 years ago #
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School for four year olds, not a bad idea. It would prepare not only children, but Parents, especially mothers. Will it make Australians smarter? Quite possibly, I would like to see my daughter be given this opportunity, but that it just her, every child is different. It would allow children to adapt to school life a little slower and possibly more calmly, making it easier to learn all the things they need to know when they start BIG school.
What is your opinion?Posted 3 years ago # -
I'm sorry, but when are we going to let kids be kids. Sure, make certain our kids have access to quality care - but they already spend so much time in a school environment - why force it early. Wouldn't it be better to run sessions for the parents and carers for this age group. Train the adults on early learning, skills which will help over the next 7 years of schooling.
But it's so much easier just to dump our kids on someone else!The ratios of four year olds to adults caring for them, doesn't allow the time for the 'why??' period in a child's life. In a school environment - not all children will have their questions answered, killing off theie desire to learn.
Yes I agree with good teachers - this isn't the case - but lets be real here - how many really good teachers do you know. We have had horrible issues with our children's education, because inexperienced teachers are teaching inexperienced kids!
Basically stuffing up their learning.
There are better ways to addresses 'school readiness' without taking the child out of the community. Where will the hours of imaginative play go? Where will the afternoons at the pool go?
Education can take many forms. I have had to reverse the effects of slack carers and teachers, to risk younger children being at risk. What sort of training will these teachers have - will they insist on Early Childhood Special Needs training?
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