Preschool's Hidden Values May Be In Combating Poverty

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The newspaper article I chose was Preschool’s Hidden Values May be in Combating Poverty. This article was very interesting to read because it talked a lot about how some parents feel that preschool is not necessary. It also shows facts and numbers on children who graduate and attend college depending on if they had gone to preschool or not. This article also explains how some neighborhoods offer head start preschool and some parents chose not to send their children which is their choice but my question is Why would you not send your child to preschool? When I was reading this article it was interesting to learn how many people do not send their children to preschool cause they feel like it is not necessary for their children. Finally, the article shows the cause and effects of going and not going to preschool. …show more content…
This article really opened my eye on how parents see preschools. The article was very resourceful because I did not realize how many people take free preschool or preschool in general for granted. Articles like this are important to show parents because it can help them realize how lucky they are to send their children to preschool. Finally, I evaluate this article as a source of knowledge to me because I have never really realized this till I read this article. This article really opened my

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