{"id":469,"date":"2013-10-28T14:29:24","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T14:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drbrettdenkin.com\/blog\/?p=469"},"modified":"2013-10-28T14:29:24","modified_gmt":"2013-10-28T14:29:24","slug":"i-agree-with-kristof-on-this-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drbrettdenkin.com\/blog\/i-agree-with-kristof-on-this-one\/","title":{"rendered":"I Agree with Kristof on This One!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Investing<\/a><\/p>\n

In his weekly column in the New York Times Review section, Nicolas Kristof discusses the fundamental need for America to address poverty and crime by investing in preschool education<\/a> and other early childhood education programs. I worked as a mental health consultant for three years at a Head Start Program in South Norwalk, Connecticut. I saw firsthand the value of early childhood education and the need for it. These poor, mostly African American and Hispanic kids, even with assistance, had little chance at the kind of success and opportunity that wealthier children have and continue to have in America. By age 5, the achievement gap can be as much as two years.\u00a0 In affluent towns, the school systems and teachers are far more skilled at delivering high quality education and support. Impoverished inner city environments put a tremendous burden on the young. Many children are raised by young mothers who lack the skills and resources to parent well. Without additional early assistance, as Kristof writes, we will be increasingly jailing troubled adolescents and young adults who could have been saved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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