This chapter explains about the process of globalization such as the global migration of peoples, industrialization and urban expansion changed the social function of American schools.
I like the role of the early kindergarten movement that children learn morality and discipline in the Kindergarten and they would apply their learning in the home. I suggest that it is necessary to teach the morality and discipline from early childhood such as 4 or 5 years old because the children analyze how they should behave from the adults’ teaching. In my country from early childhood, the parents and in the kindergarten teach the children the respect of the adults, greeting and organizing the toys in a place, etc. For example, they can not start to eat first before their parents eat or they should greet politely to the adults. The children absorb quickly everything that they have learned from their parents and their teachers. So It is very important the teaching of morality or discipline from early childhood, however, their parents can not focus to take care and teach their children 24hrs because many parents should work to nurture their family so it is a great method that kindergarten helps to enhance the morality of the children, indeed, it helps to socialize with other children. I saw a TV program where the role of kindergarten influences the children’s behavior because the children behave to their friends and their family in the house whatever they have learned in the kindergarten. However, the TV program also shows that some children who do not receive much attention and love from their parents act bad behavior in the house and they can not socialize easily with other children in the kindergarten. Therefore I disagree that kindergarten also provides morals to the family base on the children’s behavior because the children’s behavior influence more depend on their parents’ behavior and attention to their children. What is the role of American kindergarten today? What else American educational system should be focused today for the better education of the children?
