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English ATB #5

The text “Re-Assemble Your Child” provides an interesting view of early education in children, to truly unlock the child’s potential, whether it works or not, is not up for discussion however. The concept of achieving intellectual prowess through early learning programs is not new, however sophisticated systems like this one seem to have come about very recently. I believe that there is much merit in this Concept of teaching babies skills that usually take years to acquire normally, it would greatly increase the potential for technological growth in humans, however this raises certain ethical issues as well.

As I was reading this text, I could not help but wonder if this would be used for national prestige in any way, and I am reminded of the Chinese Olympic training programs where kids as young as three are drilled to become the next generation of Olympians, detracting completely from any social life they may have now, or in the future. I believe that social interaction is an important aspect of early childhood development and that any programs such as the one mentioned in the text should include social interaction to the same degree (or more) that “normal” children are provided with.

This brings me to the point of social intelligence, if this program does not cater or provide any lessons or opportunity for social interaction in a healthy, non-derisive atmosphere, like certain similar programs before it, then it would be practically useless, if it was to adhere to ethical sentiments, if a baby is deprived of the joys of social interaction and other things provided in loving families the whole system won’t produce a generation of intelligent, productive adults, but a generation of social outcasts, who could use their intelligence for other purposes.

One of the main things that make this program of early education something not mentioned is the interest factor, and the possible domino effect that would result from it. The teenagers today are generally not interested in the great works of philosophers such as Plato and D’escartes, if these programs do encourage interest in these aspects of literature, and others it could lead to a second “Renaissance” of flourishing culture and the opening of new lines of though, This leads me to Platos’ The Republic where a program of early child studies is proposed – first initiative by selective or rather a program of Eugenics, this sort of proposal is not unethical obviously meant to be ethical but the Utopian society Plato suggests has been copied over the years. More understanding of the flaws of certain texts would lead to history not repeating itself.

While I support this idea I can recognize why others would oppose it and they would be similar to the questions I have raised about social development. And example of selective breeding gone wrong can be seen in Nazi Germany where people would selectively breed for the “fatherland”. After they were born, they were sent to Nurseries to be taken care of, the reason this program failed was because of the lack of social interaction provided for these children, which led to their deaths from “too little love”. It is now know that physical contact and interaction is essential for the survival of children.

Some of the main arguments against the actual program, such as the usefulness of it are answered in the obviously biased article. “a four-year-old all-American kid reading and speaking Japanese. It is very difficult … to dismiss it all as “party tricks””. However the best case against this institute is the omission of certain things: “The institute, which have been in operation for thirty-one years” does give the impression that the long-term effects and successes on the most brain damaged children would be known. These details have been omitted, leading me to believe that the success of this particular program may have been low, and that the early success eventually wears off.

While the success of this program and others can be challenged, the actual concept of early-childhood education has many merits in my view. If it is successful in creating a generation of “Renaissance Children” that when older, remain dedicated and intelligent it could greatly improve the world today, of course certain ethical issues must be tended to firstly but that should not detract from the benefits of such a program. I can see tat the argument against (possibly religious) holds some strong points that should be addressed before a program like this could go on a larger scale. A larger scale program that promotes intelligence and education in life is probably needed to sustain the exponential technological growth that is occurring today.

This was written in class in 45 minutes, the things in bold are additions :P

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