Word: preschooling
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...When my daughter first came home from preschool lousy and itching, I saw it as a good-news/bad-news scenario. On one hand we finally had that family of house pets we'd always wanted. Unfortunately, they were colonizing her head of beautiful, thick hair. Then they moved on to mine...
...PRESCHOOL YOUNGER KIDS CAN BUILD TOYS THAT MAKE NOISE...
...PRESCHOOL YOUNGER KIDS CAN BUILD TOYS THAT MAKE NOISE Two years ago, the Lego company's Mindstorms robotics kit was such a hit with preteens (and many dads) that the company last week launched a similar product for kids ages 4 to 6. With the MyBot (price: $50), kids use "smart bricks" to build and personalize airplanes, race cars or robots. These creations respond to movement by flashing lights and making the sounds of, say, tires squealing or a jet taking off. Educators say such toys make kids comfortable with technology from an early age and allow them to learn...
EDUCATION Teachers' unions love Gore's plan: $115 billion over 10 years for teacher training, universal preschool and smaller classes. He backs tougher standards but is fuzzy on what happens to failing schools. He calls vouchers a "big and historic mistake...
GORE 58 --To increase the minimum wage $1 --To connect every classroom to the Net --To extend universal preschool to all four-year-olds --To increase funding of programs for the disabled (five pledges) --To give all kids mental-health coverage...