Early Childhood Education: Article Analysis

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As someone who is very interested in early childhood education, I found this article to be heartbreaking. Although, I have already read this article in my ECE 100 class (for my early childhood education minor), it was just as saddening the second time around. I have seen a lot of different preschool settings thus far in my life and they have all been extremely different from one another. Some of the best that I have seen are the ones that allow the children to have freedom and utilize learning through exploration. Given my experiences as a student, an assistant teacher in a 2-3 year-old classroom, and as a field student, I have noticed that the children are more engaged and interested in hands-on learning experiences as opposed to worksheets and rote memorization. Some of the other programs that I have seen constantly drill children on the standards and provide worksheet after worksheet. It breaks my heart to see children get yelled at for being messy, exploring, not completing worksheets, or declaring their own opinions. …show more content…
I found it significant that it seems as though everyone involved faces a big challenge when it comes to preschool. First, the article mentioned how those who really need high quality preschool are at-risk children; however, in most circumstances, they do not have access to these programs. In my opinion, every child deserves to have access to a high-quality education. This begins with high-quality preschool programs. The article explained high-quality preschool programs need to be child-centered and play-based because that is how children learn foundational skills in the most developmentally appropriate