To the Editor:
Michael J. Kaufman, Sherelyn R. Kaufman, and Elizabeth C. Nelson, the authors of the Commentary “Reimagining Early-Childhood Education,” state that we should regard preschoolers as capable, curious, creative, caring, connected individuals who can naturally develop meaningful relationships from which knowledge and well-being are constructed.
These statements are also true of virtually every 5-year-old entering kindergarten. Why then the national push for preschool education? A national kindergarten program built on these principles would seem to negate the rush into expensive preschool education.
Lawrence Schlack
Professor of Educational Leadership (Retired)
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Mich.
