Comments on: Kindergarten hopes, few gains http://www.joannejacobs.com/2010/03/kindergarten-hopes-few-gains/ Thinking and Linking by Joanne Jacobs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:51:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Homeschooling Granny http://www.joannejacobs.com/2010/03/kindergarten-hopes-few-gains/#comment-55975 Homeschooling Granny Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:34:50 +0000 http://www.joannejacobs.com/?p=13968#comment-55975 Thanks Cranberry Thanks Cranberry

]]> By: Cranberry http://www.joannejacobs.com/2010/03/kindergarten-hopes-few-gains/#comment-55974 Cranberry Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:15:43 +0000 http://www.joannejacobs.com/?p=13968#comment-55974 Homeschooling Granny, the Dartmouth researcher looked at data from the '60s and '70s. Tools of the Mind didn't exist back then, as it began in the '90s. The What Works Clearinghouse has this to say about Tools of the Mind: Effectiveness Tools of the Mind was found to have no discernible effects on oral language, print knowledge, cognition, and math. (http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/reports/early_ed/tools/#go3) Homeschooling Granny, the Dartmouth researcher looked at data from the ’60s and ’70s. Tools of the Mind didn’t exist back then, as it began in the ’90s.

The What Works Clearinghouse has this to say about Tools of the Mind:

Effectiveness
Tools of the Mind was found to have no discernible effects on oral language, print knowledge, cognition, and math.

(http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/reports/early_ed/tools/#go3)

]]> By: bandit http://www.joannejacobs.com/2010/03/kindergarten-hopes-few-gains/#comment-55973 bandit Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:09:25 +0000 http://www.joannejacobs.com/?p=13968#comment-55973 Once again I could have saved them the money wasted on this research. Once again I could have saved them the money wasted on this research.

]]> By: Homeschooling Granny http://www.joannejacobs.com/2010/03/kindergarten-hopes-few-gains/#comment-55972 Homeschooling Granny Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:45:10 +0000 http://www.joannejacobs.com/?p=13968#comment-55972 Does the program used in early education make a difference? Is Nurture Shock correct in its assessment of the effectiveness of Tools of the Mind? Where does Tools fit in these early education programs? Does the program used in early education make a difference? Is Nurture Shock correct in its assessment of the effectiveness of Tools of the Mind? Where does Tools fit in these early education programs?

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