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Time Magazine Article--Tutors for Toddlers?!  

post #1 of 7
11/25/07 at 5:54pm
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http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...686826,00.html
post #2 of 7
11/28/07 at 3:35am
That's just sad.
post #3 of 7
11/28/07 at 5:55pm
That's scary!
post #4 of 7
11/29/07 at 1:07pm
I love the closing paragraph:

"Even some parents who started drinking the tutoring Kool-Aid are becoming disillusioned. "We've come to terms with the fact that our son will learn to read when he's ready," says Monteiro, who stopped sending him to tutors in August. "To push for more to keep up with the Joneses was not appropriate for him." Now if only the Joneses could learn to ease up as well."

~Cath
post #5 of 7
11/30/07 at 4:56pm
You caught the part about kids who go to school with basic reading and math skills do better in school, though, right? That's what everyone is going to latch on to from the study, for sure! I just saw a news piece last night that led with... Forget the teddy bear--toddlers have gone high-tech! I'm not anti-tech by any means, but
post #6 of 7
12/1/07 at 10:42am
This is going to get so much worse. So, so much worse.
post #7 of 7
12/2/07 at 8:01pm
UGH! That just makes my brain hurt.
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