Whitmire interviews author David Kirp on pre-k movement, Q4

Question: In your book, you are critical of some pre-k programs for placing too much emphasis on early literacy, math, and science skills and not enough of developmental skills like critical thinking and problem-solving. You also say you admire the program headed by Susan Landry in Texas. Does Landry's program, in your opinion, strike the right balance between school-readiness skills and developmental skills?

(From an interview by USA Today editorial writer Richard Whitmire with David Kirp, author of "The Sandbox Investment: The Preschool Movement and Kids-First Politics.")

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