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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would anyone undertake such a study?[/quote]

More evidence that the achievement gap starts in the home, not the school system.[/quote]

This is probably the bigger issue if Asian's (and some others like us) supplement at home and put our kids in more academically geared preschools.  Maybe we should start looking at the play based preschools that are not preparing kids for K.[/quote]

[b]My kids went to an entirely play-based preschool and we never supplemented with academics. We did read to our kids a lot.[/b] Both kids were plenty prepared for Kindergarten. And actually tons of kids from our preschool are in AAP.[/quote]

Same here. My kid went on to TJ and was a National Merit Scholar, while doing sports all three seasons at TJ and also participating in an outside of school high level competitive sport. There was never a need for outside supplementation.  
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What happens at home is more important than outside enrichment, but outside enrichment can help. Outside enrichment is especially beneficial for underachieving kids who need the practice and/or exposure. Unfortunately, the families that need it the most are typically the families that are not aware of it, can’t afford it, or don’t care.[/quote]

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