Dear teachers and parents,
It is
an exciting time to be a member of the early childhood education
profession. Early childhood education, which includes children
from birth to eight, has changed more in the last ten years than in the previous fifty years, and more
changes are in store. Why early childhood undergoing dramatic transformation
and reform?
Well, there is a tremendous increase in scientific knowledge
about young children and the ways they grow ,develop, and learn. This new
knowledge enables professionals to view young children as extremely capable and naturally eager to learn. Moreover,
educators have developed research-based
programs and curricula that enable children to learn literally from the
beginning of life. In addition to this all, influential research, such as the
HighScope Perry Preschool Project, validates the theory that high quality education in the early years
has positive and lasting benefits for children throughout their lives. The way
children are reared and educated in the early formative years makes a
significant difference in the way they develop and learn. When families , teachers,
and other caring adults get it right
from the start of the children’s lives , all of society reaps big dividends.
In short, the demand for teachers
and ongoing public and professional attention will continue to focus attention
on early years and the importance they play in lifelong education.
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