Comments on: Preschool debate http://joannejacobs.com/2006/05/31/preschool-debate/ Free-linking and thinking on education by Joanne Jacobs Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:39:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Walter E. Wallis http://joannejacobs.com/2006/05/31/preschool-debate/#comment-32389 Walter E. Wallis Thu, 01 Jun 2006 01:13:08 +0000 http://joannejacobsblog.com/2006/05/31/preschool-debate/#comment-32389 Incidentally - wasn't Rand the organization thet made all those silly Cold War predictions? Incidentally - wasn’t Rand the organization thet made all those silly Cold War predictions?

]]> By: Walter E. Wallis http://joannejacobs.com/2006/05/31/preschool-debate/#comment-32388 Walter E. Wallis Thu, 01 Jun 2006 01:11:19 +0000 http://joannejacobsblog.com/2006/05/31/preschool-debate/#comment-32388 Where did they have creches? Brave New World or 1984. Damn, it's hell when your education is out of warranty. Where did they have creches? Brave New World or 1984. Damn, it’s hell when your education is out of warranty.

]]> By: Joanne Jacobs http://joannejacobs.com/2006/05/31/preschool-debate/#comment-32387 Joanne Jacobs Wed, 31 May 2006 20:33:43 +0000 http://joannejacobsblog.com/2006/05/31/preschool-debate/#comment-32387 The economic analysis predicts that for every dollar spent now about 75 cents will be recouped later in lower costs. If the proposition was focused on low SES children the numbers would be better since preschool provides more benefits to disadvantaged children than to children from middle-class homes. The economic analysis predicts that for every dollar spent now about 75 cents will be recouped later in lower costs. If the proposition was focused on low SES children the numbers would be better since preschool provides more benefits to disadvantaged children than to children from middle-class homes.

]]> By: Ryan Grant http://joannejacobs.com/2006/05/31/preschool-debate/#comment-32386 Ryan Grant Wed, 31 May 2006 18:18:03 +0000 http://joannejacobsblog.com/2006/05/31/preschool-debate/#comment-32386 >California would actually lose 25 to 30 cents for every dollar spent on universal preschool>California would actually lose 25 to 30 cents for every dollar spent on universal preschool >California would actually lose 25 to 30 cents for every dollar spent on universal preschool>California would actually lose 25 to 30 cents for every dollar spent on universal preschool

]]> By: Wayne Martin http://joannejacobs.com/2006/05/31/preschool-debate/#comment-32385 Wayne Martin Wed, 31 May 2006 17:24:41 +0000 http://joannejacobsblog.com/2006/05/31/preschool-debate/#comment-32385 > A Rand Corporation study .. as been thoroughly > discredited by two San Jose State University > economics professors who show the Rand preschool > study "cherry-picked" data, based its claims > on "unbelievable assumptions that bias > the results," and omitted numerous costs > and other factors that significantly lower > the alleged benefits of universal preschool. A number of RAND studies about schools have this same sort of characteristic. > A Rand Corporation study .. as been thoroughly
> discredited by two San Jose State University
> economics professors who show the Rand preschool
> study “cherry-picked” data, based its claims
> on “unbelievable assumptions that bias
> the results,” and omitted numerous costs
> and other factors that significantly lower
> the alleged benefits of universal preschool.

A number of RAND studies about schools have this same sort of characteristic.

]]> By: Walter E. Wallis http://joannejacobs.com/2006/05/31/preschool-debate/#comment-32384 Walter E. Wallis Wed, 31 May 2006 16:03:50 +0000 http://joannejacobsblog.com/2006/05/31/preschool-debate/#comment-32384 Early in my engineering career, a superior objected to the conclusion of a report. I asked him what he would prefer I prove. This was shortly before I took my career elsewhere. Early in my engineering career, a superior objected to the conclusion of a report. I asked him what he would prefer I prove. This was shortly before I took my career elsewhere.

]]> By: BadaBing http://joannejacobs.com/2006/05/31/preschool-debate/#comment-32383 BadaBing Wed, 31 May 2006 12:28:30 +0000 http://joannejacobsblog.com/2006/05/31/preschool-debate/#comment-32383 Even if it's a fiscal boondoggle and doesn't work, remember what Uncle Rob says, "It's for the children." Even if it’s a fiscal boondoggle and doesn’t work, remember what Uncle Rob says, “It’s for the children.”

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