THE SANDBOX INVESTMENT: THE PRESCHOOL MOVEMENT AND KIDSFIRST POLITICS: THE PRESCHOOL MOVEMENT AND KIDS-FIRST POLITICS
Book ID/图书代码： 02740008B22445
English Summary/英文概要： Listen to a short interview with David L. Kirp
Host: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron & Crane
The rich have always valued early education, and for the past forty years, millions of poor kids have had Head Start. Now, more and more middle class parents have realized that a good preschool is the smartest investment they can make in their children’s future in a competitive world. As The Sandbox Investment shows, their needs are key to the growing call for universal preschool.
Writing with the verve of a magazine journalist and the authority of a scholar, David L. Kirp makes the ideal guide to this quiet movement. He crouches in classrooms where committed teachers engage lively four-year-olds, and reveals the findings of an extraordinary longitudinal study that shows the life-changing impact of preschool. He talks with cutting-edge researchers from neuroscience and genetics to economics, whose findings increasingly show how powerfully early childhood shapes the arc of children’s lives.
Kids-first politics is smart economics: paying for preschool now can help save us from paying for unemployment, crime, and emergency rooms later. As Kirp reports from the inside, activists and political leaders have turned this potent idea into campaigns and policies in red and blue states alike.
The Sandbox Investment is the first full story of a campaign that asks Americans to endorse a vision of society that does well by doing good. For anyone who is interested in politics or the social uses of research--for anyone who’s interested in the children’s futures--it’s a compelling read.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 请看一段大卫L·克普的采访。主持：克里斯·贡得克| 制片：苍鹭和鹊鸟公司
富人们早就开始重视学前教育。在过去的四十年，千千万万可怜的孩子接受了提前教育。如今，越来越多中产阶级的父母也意识到良好的学前教育是在这个竞争激烈的社会中倾注在孩子身上最明智的投资。正如《学前启蒙的政治之争》一书中所说，父母的需求是学前教育普遍化的关键因素。
大卫L·克普运用了他作为杂志记者的写作功力和学者的权威知识，为这个无声的行动提供了最理想的指导。他在教室里研究负责的老师与活泼可爱的四岁孩子的行为，得出与一项长期的研究相同的结论：学前教育对人的一生具有重大影响。他与各类顶尖的研究人员交流过，包括系统神经学、遗传学和经济学领域的权威。这些专业研究人员的成果更证明学前教育在塑造儿童人生方面的重要作用。
孩子至上的原则其实很明智：现在为学前教育投资，日后将不用在失业、犯罪和抢救上破费。据克普透露，积极分子和政治领袖已经将这个计划演变成两党在政策上的新较量。
《学前启蒙的政治之争》的题材属首创，反映了一场鼓励国民支持社会良性运作的竞选。无论是对政治、科研成果运用感兴趣，还是关注儿童未来的人，这本书都充满吸引力。
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About the Author/作者介绍： David L. Kirp is Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and the author of fourteen books, most recently Almost Home: America’s Love-Hate Relationship with Community.
大卫L·克普是加利福尼亚大学伯克利分校的国家政策教授。著书四部，最近的作品是《对美国社区的爱与恨》。
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