This article gets mixed reviews from me. I agree with the final conclusion that preschool is an essential step toward eliminating the achievement gap. However, the presented theory that money automatically gives children access to enrichment, I find faulty. In my opinion it is the interaction of parents and children that set the stage for enthusiasm or lack thereof. Children are born with a natural curiosity and quest for knowledge. It is up to parents to encourage and join in
In the 1940’s, Anna Freud described adolescence as ‘developmental psychopathology.’ Parents of teenagers frequently will describe their sweet children as having become alien. This article provides additional insight into this developmental period by exploring the interactional parts of the brain. One of the most potent lines, “If you think of the teenage brain as a car, today’s adolescents acquire an accelerator a long time before they can steer and brake” brings us up to date with current adolescents and
