the 1950s and 1960s, many Jewish parents dispatched three- and four-year-olds to nursery schools. Games eased the awkwardness, and naps, cookies and milk revived drowsy minds. Recent studies have revealed that 85% of the brain is formed during the first five years of life — the first three years are even more powerful. Drop the educational ball during this period and creative- intellectual progress could be delayed or doomed. While the study heralded the necessity of establishing early childhood education (ECE), other reports linking the architecture of immature brains to future adult behavior also contributed. If left untouched, certain synapses disappear during those years, says Judi Morosohk, ECE director at CAJE since 2008. “That’s why children need to be in these rich environments and make […]
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