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Kiana Crafton Senior Sem 11/3/09  **__ Early Childhood Education: __** Why is it so important for young children to get an early childhood education? This is where they start to build their foundation for their educational learning. Where they start to pick up habits and patterns, that will help them be successful through their school careers. The history of early childhood education comes from five different people who each in their own way got this program moving. Their names were Friedrich Froebel, ** John Dewey, Maria Montessori ,** Lev Vygotsky, and ** Jean Piaget. ** ** They all contributed something great, to make early childhood education what it is today, and their methods are still used in our classrooms till this day. For example, ** Friedrich Froebel, and his “hands on method” is still affectively working in our present-day society. Early childhood education is just very important for a young child to receive because that’s where not only the educators in school, but also the parents of that child outside the classroom, can teach each child self-control, and self discipline, so that they are taught appropriate behavior. They are also taught to sit down, to focus, listen, and the art of repetition, so that they can learn new things each day. Many studies have shown that early childhood education increases a child’s knowledge, and makes them want to learn on a higher level. It will help them later in life, with their social skills, wanting to be successful students, and great citizens for our nation. The program also influences children not to drop out of school in the long run, and to make the right choices for their lives. Even though there are not many public pre-school systems left, because of the recession, and the toll it has taken on this program, but many parents are still trying to make a way for their children. In present-day, now, most parents are sending their children to private programs, because that’s all that is left to choose from. This program is a better system anyway for children to develop good brain skills, and techniques. Even though it may cost more, parents are doing what ever it may take for their children to survive, and make it, with a good start in life for their education. So think about it, how could no one go through pre-school, or elementary school, and expect to make it through high school, or college, without those six years of education before. Millions of people wouldn’t make it, wouldn’t survive, wouldn’t have a job they worked so hard for, wouldn’t make their dreams, aspirations, or goals come true.