So in the book I'm reading, Brian Crosby says that full day kindergarten would provide a foothold for better education. I honestly thought that school districts all ready had mandatory full day kindergarten-- I mean, I went to kindergarten all day. I did a little research into this and was pretty surprised by what I found.
this pdf file is pamphlet distributed by the Foundation for Child Development, and discusses the benefits of having students in full day kindergarten. Page 10 has a color coded map of the US saying which states have laws making full day kindergarten mandatory (Iowa isn't among them). Actually, only 18 states in the country do require students to attend full day kindergarten.
I'm honestly a little surprised that 32 out of the 50 states don't have laws for full day kindergarten-- yes, I realize that most school districts have integrated it into their districts anyway, but I'm still shocked. With laws so lax, I can see why our country is falling behind academically. My point here is that the United States should probably be a "little" bit stricter in its enforcing of academic standards. It's really quite simple-- you want children to become successful adults, you have to put the motivation in them while they're young. I know in kindergarten I was much more interested in learning than I am now, and I think most children are. If the desire to keep learning is instilled in them at a young age, hopefully it'd carry over into their high school life and beyond.
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