Research the benefits children

I think if I possessed the means and the knowledge to conduct research that would benefit children and families on any topic in the early childhood education field it would be rather children who attend preschool perform better academically than those children who did not attend preschool.  I believe that if the results from the data showed a statistically significant increase in academic scores from children who attended preschool opposed to those children who didn’t it would be beneficial in getting parents to become aware of the importance of preschool.  Parents would be more likely to enroll their children in preschool and be actively involved with their children’s road to academic success.  It would also be beneficial in getting state legislature to fund and make preschool mandatory for all children with the exception of those children being home schooled. 

Personal Research Journey

The topic for simulation that I have chosen is mandated preschool programs. I chose this topic because I see so many young children miss out on the opportunity to experience attending an early childhood education program because their parents can't afford to pay the tuition/childcare fees.  There are, however, some families who simply choose not to allow their child to attend due to a lack of understanding or knowledge about the importance of preschool as well as some parents who just want to keep their child at home; especially if they are unemployed by choice. I believe that law should mandate preschool programs to make early childhood education available to all families regardless of socio-economic status and parents should be mandated to allow their child to attend unless the child is being home schooled. Constructing the research chart has given me more insight on what information goes under which subtopic, how to decipher through the information I read, and what information isn't relevant.  If any of my colleagues have advice, insight, or resources to share that would be beneficial to me in completing the research process in this course, it would be greatly appreciated as I will do the same.