Friday, April 22, 2016

What Gainesville Preschool Is Al About

By Douglas Turner


A preschool refers to an educational establishment or a space for learning in which early childhood education is offered to children. The children who learn in these facilities usually range in age from three years to five years. This level of education comes before compulsory education in primary school. In Gainesville preschool also goes by several other terms. Some common examples are kindergarten, pre-K, nursery school, pre-primary, and Grade 0 among others.

There was once an era in which schooling was only meant for kids with prior writing and reading skills. The restriction gave birth to the preschool system. Options had to be created for educating orphans and children whose parents worked in factories. To that end, Johann Oberlin and Louise Scheppler established a building to school the children of people who never spent time at home during the day. The facility was established in 1779.

Shortly after the establishment of the facility headed by Oberlin and Scheppler, people in different location also started to establish similar schools. In 1816, a globally recognized facility was established in Scotland by Robert Owen. The goal of this facility was to prepare children for work by instilling good moral education to them. The facility succeeded in its goal because the children it produced had higher levels of literacy and numeracy.

Research findings indicate that early years of development are very crucial to learning. The ability of the human brain to absorb information is highest during younger ages in comparison to old age. The high ability to learn may be attributed to the fact that brain growth is also highest during young age. Exposing children to quality preschool and teachers causes a long-term improvement in life outcome.

Education in preschools covers a wide variety of subjects. Subjects covered tend to vary from one state to another. However, some general subjects covered in almost all preschools include physical development, mathematical awareness, physical health, creative and aesthetic development, teamwork, social skills, and play. Additional subjects include literacy, scientific thinking, world knowledge, listening, talking, communication including sign language, and personal development among others.

Most states have government authorities that regulate most aspects of preschool systems. The aspects that are regulated include class size, student-teacher ratio, administration, curriculum assessment, services available, quality of classrooms, and child-teacher interactions. Curriculums are divided according to the age of the children. Preschools are regulated and evaluated by the government to make sure that they operate within set standards.

Although preschool has been found to be beneficial in many ways by several studies, some studies give opposing results. For instance, a study conducted by the Stanford and UC Berkeley University reveal that preschools can have detrimental effects on children. Cooperation and social development aspects of development in children are affected negatively by preschools while there is a temporary cognitive boost in math and pre-reading.

As a result of the detrimental effects of preschool, some parents decide to school their children at home before primary school. Homes offer a better environment to children compared to preschools according to some studies. Methods for teaching vary among schools. Some of the methods used include HighScope, Montessori, Forest kindergartens, Bank Street, Head Start, and Waldorf.




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