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4-year-olds Learn More Through Teacher Interaction Than in Free Play, Study Shows

by Monique El-Faizy, Posted Sep 16th 2010 12:00PM

Your child spends his hours at preschool happily building giant towns with colorless wooden blocks or sitting quietly in a corner, mesmerized by the pages of the book he's flipping through. This is how kids learn, right? Actually, maybe not. A new ...Your child spends his hours at preschool happily building giant towns with colorless wooden blocks or sitting quietly in a corner, mesmerized by the pages of the book he's flipping through. This is how kids learn, right? Actually, maybe not. A new study shows that 4-year-olds make more significant gains in early language and math skills when being guided by a teacher.
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Well-funded Preschool Programs Reduce Crime, Report Says

by Amy Hatch, Posted Sep 8th 2010 3:30PM

Wanna keep your kids out of cuffs? Send them to preschool. Credit: banspy, Flickr
Still not sure if you want to send your kid to preschool? You might want to pay attention to this: A new study says kids who don't attend preschool are twice ...A new study says kids who don't attend preschool are twice as likely to be arrested for violent crimes by the time they're 40.
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