Where did the High/Scope pre-school approach get its name?
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"High/Scope was established in 1970 by Dr. David P. Weikart, who started the organization to continue research and program activities he originally initiated as an administrator with the Ypsilanti Public Schools." You can learn more at\nhttp://www.highscope.org/
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From my homeschooling days, I did not remember hearing the term AEC, so I googled it.  You've got the letters transposed.  It should be ACE Homeschool Curriculum.  Google that and see everything that comes up.  Good Luck.
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I'm not sure if it has a name but the current trend is to teach "skills for lifelong learning". The idea is to get kids to "learn how to learn" so I guess that involves searching for resources, exploring what kind of information is out there, evaluating information critically, integrating information etc.
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The pre-school that I was fortunate enough to have been a part of in Minneapolis, MN did.\n\nThe Lead Teacher and myself (Assistant Teacher), took the time to make sure our children practiced etiquette/ethics frequently.  You would be surprised how impressionable and teachable children are on these two subjects at this age.\n\nIt worked excellent!!
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There should be an effective listening skills course. As a higher ed prof, I have taken several courses on it, but in our K-12 system in the US, I think it is largely overlooked. The K-12ers seem to be so intent on teaching what they have to that they don't seem to be listening to our children.
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"Over 70 years of excellence in education"\n\n"Helping shape your child's future"\n\n"Building a better tomorrow, today"
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The best info, to me, come from the french researcher Piaget.  He used is own children to study the development of a child, on many aspect (awareness, feeding, sensitivity, biological).  Here is a website with all the main researcher links. You cannot have a better answer.\nhttp://www2.yk.psu.edu/~mer7/theorists.htm
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What do you mean by sps? Seattle Public Schools? Springfield Public Schools? The Society of Physics Students? (LOL).\n\nIf you are asking about the curriculum package called "Everyday Math," it was probably adopted the way any other curriculum package gets adopted.\n\nRight now my school is using it, and I think it is one of the worst programs ever invented for regular ed. It confuses the heck out of most of the kids, does NOT align to state standards and benchmarks, and does not adapt to different student learning needs and styles. It also expects 6 year olds to have full ability in abstract reasoning skills.\n\nIt supposedly was designed by taking special education math strategies and "spiraling" (where you circle around through a set of skills, doing something a little more difficult each time you come back to each skill). However, in special education, we don't teach ALL the methods to every kid...we hunt through the different methods to find what works best for each kid, and only teach that kid one or two ways of finding the answers based on what works best for him/her. The variety of methods are for the teacher's toolkit, not for each individual child to know all of them. Also, the "spiral" is circled through once every couple of months, to taking up to a full year for one circle in special education. Once again, this speed is based on the student's needs, not a program's set packaging.\n\nEveryday Math attempts to teach EVERY method of solving problems to ALL the students, and cycles through the "spiral" every two weeks to a month. It is too fast, and doesn't allow kids the time to build confidence and mastery in a particular skill.\n\nIt IS a good program for students gifted in math, and I WOULD recommend it for gifted Enrichment programs. However, when used, it should be with 1:1 or small-group guidance to ensure that the child doesn't focus on the paperwork rather than the thought process.
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I Attended An OPEN DOOR In HS (Back In The 70s)\nThey Called It FREESCHOOL Back Then\nGenerally The Students Assigned To The Program Were Considered To Be INTELLIGENT But Lacking CHALLENGES In The Classroom\nie: In My Own Case .. \nI Was Cutting (Not Attending)Classes Or Entire Days From School And When I Did Attend I Was NOT MOTIVATED To Participate With The Class Curriculum\nThe Ideology Is Founded On Trust\nThe Students Were  NOT REQUIRED To Attend "FORMAL" Classes\n(I Could Go To School On MONDAY And Not Come Back Till FRIDAY If I Desired)Rather Given Assignments(Schoolwork)To COMPLETE Either On Their Own Or With The Other FREESCHOOLERS Which Were Graded To Standard\nThere Was A Staff Of Teachers That Were Always Available To The FSers And They ENCOURAGED Group Studies And Tutoring With And By Other FSers\nIt Was An XLNT Experience For Me And Actually Spent More Time In School Than I Would Have If Not Given The Exposure To That Environment\nLooking Back      Id Say That The Concept Was Outstanding And Enabled Me To Complete My HS Education Whereas If Not For FS    Im Sure That I Would Have Quit HS Prematurely\n\nKeep In Mind ... When I Attended Freeschool , It Was The 70s!  I Dont Know If This Generation Of HSers Would Survive The Environment That Ive Described    But I Would Hope And Assume That Educators Have Reviewed And Updated A Program Like This To Accomodate The Generation Of Students They Are \nWorking With Today\n\nHope This Helped       :)>-
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A lot is happening in the childcare sector at the moment: extended schools are a big issue, as is the pedagogical approach popular in Scandanavia.  Training and qualifications for people who work with children is important.\n\nA lot has come from 'Every Child Matters' - have a look at the website to find out more.\n\nI've listed some websites that may help you below:\n\nThe Lego learning institute covers groundbreaking research, but may not be relevant to you.
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Psychology was pretty easy for me in high school. I remember learning about child development (Piaget) and behavioral conditioning (Pavlov). I also remember learning about sensory adaptation. Now I also ended up getting a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Utah later on.
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Well, you still may want to look into it, but this is what I found on the UIL's website!!  It's down near the bottom of the page, it first talks about private schools, then it mentions homeschooled kids.  Hope this helps!
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The formal operational stage occurs in children aged 11 years plus, according to Piaget. I've got a psychology folder on it, email me if you want any details.
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Perhaps it depends what circle you are looking it.  I have known several parents who chose to homeschool their children and the parents were skilled professionals with college educations and most had advanced degrees.\n\nThey developed a healthy curriculum to educate their children;  The kids excelled in their studies and still enjoyed exposure to other peers through extracurricular activities despite not being schooled under 'routine' circumstances.
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I concur. \n\nIt's called opportunity, and scholastic enrichment!
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One of my undergrad degrees is Occupational Education.  \n\nMy 3 year old son is in pre-school.  He is a mainstreamed special needs child with downs.  He is very high functioning and has been in early intervention programs since six months age.\n\nThe Pre-k program here is awesome.  We have been in the classrom and observed the teacher and her aids working with the kids and they are thriving and developing exceptionaly well.\n\nWe went and checked it out before we put him in this program which is something I reccomend you do.  But I can not say enough good things about this program and the jump start it gives kids on both an educational and a social skills level.  \nThe spend a lot of time assessing developmental skills and if there are issues will likely spot them quick.  My boy gets his O.T. , P.T., speech, and sign language instruction from board certified therapists and educators, not something easily found at a day care. \n\nExcellent emphasis on communication skills to prep them for  more formal education.   \n\nBy the time these kids are at the Kindergarden age, they are at full speed, minds focused on learning, and are well prepared.  My little guy is up before 6 am and smiling ear to ear, love school, and comes home hunting for more things to learn about.
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A lot of early childhood development is still going off of the workds of Piaget, Vigogosty, Freud, Skinner, and Maslow.  \n\nWhat specifically are you looking for?  This is a very broad question.