Use the link below to navigate to the Raising of America playlist. Select the vi

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Use the link below to navigate to the Raising of America playlist. Select the video titled "Are We Crazy About Our Kids" (32min 46sec). Answer questions 1-7 below using information from the documentary. Answer question 8, sharing your own thoughts on the problem.

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1.Why are early childhood education programs important?

2. What challenges do low income families face in securing quality education and child care?

3. What were the findings of the Perry study?

4. What does "return on investment" mean, and what is the expected return on investment range for effect early childhood programs?

5. What other countries have taken note of the success of US research and what are those countries doing?

6. What percent of US childcare centers are accredited?

7. How much was the academic score gap between high and low-income children reduced in Granite Utah through early-childhood investment?

8. Despite the successes US child development researchers have had in preventing poverty and crime, why do you think the US not investing in early childhood education and care?

Explanation / Answer

1.Early childhood education programs are very important as childhood is the time for habit formation and things learned during the childhood; remain with us for our lifetime.

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