Parents Would Be Correct to Believe That If Kindergarten Focuses

question 18

True/False

Parents would be correct to believe that if kindergarten focuses on social-emotional development, it is doing "touchie-feelie stuff" and is neglecting the role of kindergarten: to teach the academic skills such as reading and arithmetic) that children will need in elementary school.

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