Preschool Education: Evaluating the Drawbacks of Early Childhood Education

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Preschool education, according to Magnuson, Meyers, Ruhm and Waldfogel (2004), refers to an education program provided by kindergartens and child care centres, which is offered during the earliest years of childhood at age of 2-6, ending upon the entry of primary school. Most of the parents in the society may think that the early childhood education program can enhance the learners’ academic performance such as reading and writing abilities while others may oppose it believing early education scheme may discourage the mental development of children in different areas like cognitive development, emotional and behavior controls (Barnett, 2008). Despite the improvements of the language proficiency, the mental development may be more important than the results in school since the psychological growth may affect the whole life of the learners. A learner may be harmed from the drawbacks such as weakened on the cognitive development like creativity and imagination on receiving early education plan. This essay aims to investigate the drawbacks of preschool education scheme by analyzing preschool education and moving on to mention the advantages and disadvantages such as literature capabilities and mental maturity respectively. This essay will end with a short conclusion that preschool education may bring negative consequences to the early learners. The most important reason that the parents would force their children to receive the early education may be enhancing the academic result in the children’s later study, especially in the reading and writing skills (Heckman, 2011). Barnett (2001) states the preschool education scheme is highly associated with the reading and writing aptitudes, which enhances the language proficiency for future ... ... middle of paper ... ...nternational Journal of Early Years Education, 16(3), 223-236. 9. Kamii, C., & DeVries, R. (1993). Physical knowledge in preschool education: Implications of Piaget's theory. Teachers College Press. 10. Kong, L. (2005). The sociality of cultural industries: Hong Kong's cultural policy and film industry. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 11(1), 61-76. 11. Locke, A., Ginsborg, J., & Peers, I. (2002). Development and disadvantage: implications for the early years and beyond. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 37(1), 3-15. 12. Magnuson, K. A., Meyers, M. K., Ruhm, C. J., & Waldfogel, J. (2004). Inequality in preschool education and school readiness. American educational research journal, 41(1), 115-157. 13. Rao, N., & Koong, M. (2000). Enhancing preschool education in Hong Kong.International Journal of Early Childhood, 32(2), 1-11.

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