The Promise of Preschool (Film)
A compelling John Merrow documentary on the question of early childhood schooling policy. Is starting public school in kindergarten too late? Four cases are presented: a private Montessori nursery school, an impoverished inner city program, a French ecole maternelle, and an experimental program in Georgia.
John Merrow spent over two decades reporting on education and youth-oriented topics for both PBS’s MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour and National Public Radio after obtaining his doctorate from Harvard. He also taught students in high school, college, and federal prison. As host of a comprehensive series, John Merrow has examined some of America’s most critical educational issues.
The film will be followed by Q&A with Stephen McCormick, currently a 1st & 2nd grade teacher in Spring Branch I.S.D.
Requested and Presented by Professor Helen Jones, HCC Northwest.