Originally Posted by ultramarina
I agree--it's not that helpful to just wish that were true. My point is that there are things we CAN do (birth to 3 stuff, intensive intervention with new parents even before the child is born) so that kids DO arrive in K in better condition to learn.

Oh yes, I agree completely. I really, really agree.

My overall point is just that I don't trust what Diane Ravitch wrote, and I was trying to give a couple examples of speciousness in her arguments.

Last edited by Val; 06/02/11 11:53 AM. Reason: Clarity