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Researchers followed 400,000 kids for 20 years and found a lasting pre-K advantage (www.sciencedaily.com)
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A 20-year study of 400,000 students found that children who attended public school pre-K earned better grades and test scores through high school than those in other childcare settings. Better-trained teachers and earlier exposure to structured classrooms may help explain why the advantage lasted so long.

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[–] 7 points 2 months ago (1 child)

But are better grades and test scores just representations of being better at pleasing the grader and taking tests?

My own half-assed 'study' of watching my fellow kids and some generations after proved (to me) that having better grades and test scores doesn't mean having a better life after.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    That's what's fundamentally wrong with us as a appreciate. 20 years and highly specialized, focused question.... "But my different question has an anecdotal different answer!".

    The key issue is: these studies look at correlation but you're arguing from causation. Don't do that, please.

    To be clear: I don't know where you're from and have no idea of the education system you're referencing to - yet the chances are high that I works agree with you in a different setting.

    A correlation study about the influence of early exposure to Kong term evaluation in the same system isn't it though.

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