Essays on Early Childhood Education

An issue, which has long been swept under the carpet is gender biasedness in the early childhood setting. In a multicultural society like the Australian, gender is a topic of high sensitivity and complexity. This may be the reason why, but still not an excuse,...

Observation of Developmentally Appropriate Practice occurred in a Montessori Style classroom with preschool to kindergarten level students. Maria Montessori developed this style of teaching so that children of mixed ages were able to engage in different activities at the same time, while the teacher observes...

I have often turned over the question in my mind about whether a genius should be sequestered at an early age to produce and protect the hegemony that he or she bares to propel humanity forward faster, if ever at all. The answer to that...

Shortcomings and benefits have been identified after reading the article titled, “Persistent Effects of Early Childhood Education on high-Risk Children and their Mothers” by Craig T. Ramey. The article was written by Ramey with the intent and purpose of assessing and reporting on the long-term...