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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder how much of this could have to do with quickly getting kids back into school in person during Covid?[/quote]

Unrelated to that.

It was the use of literacy curricula that do not work to teach reading. See the "Sold a story" podcast. [/quote]

I'm not so sure. I don't think VA has gotten test scores back to pre covid levels yet. There was a TON of learning loss. Even at the preschool level. We all know how important preschool is. I sent my kid to the only place nearby that was open and they only had maybe 10 kids in the class. Usually there are multiple options with a full class or two. [/quote]

Preschool?  :lol:

Generations of people did just fine without preschool. It only became a thing in the last few decades when more women started working. 
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Define “just fine”.

If you want your school district to have high test scores kids need preschool at 3 and 4 before they are dumped in a classroom of kids that are way  ahead of them in schooling and understand the routine and don’t cry at drop off and cling to the teacher for the 1st 3 months. [/quote]

Only about half of my peers attended preschool in the 70s. Many of us attended T10 schools, med/law school, etc. Successful careers, etc.

Outside of providing childcare, preschool is beneficial to a subset of kids who aren't getting pre-reading support at home. But for most kids it's really not necessary for academic success.

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