Preschools or Prisons? The article, “Do We Invest in Preschools or Prisons?” by Nicholas Kristof is a persuasive article about early intervention programs for living in low Socio-Economic Classes. These early intervention programs are for ages zero to five, even before a child is born. A nurse will visit a pregnant woman in a low Socio-Economic class and help teach them about what and what not to do during pregnancy, such as not drinking alcohol or doing drugs. By the nurse teaching this, the mother is more aware of the effects it has on her child and decreases the possibility of the child being diagnosed with a disability or birth defects, such as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
Once the child is born, the nurse still visits the house occasionally. They teach the mother, and others involved in the child’s …show more content…
Although, the article does not use research to support the vocabulary gap would begin to close with early intervention programs, it can be insinuated that it would begin to narrow because children are being exposed to more vocabulary and more children are going to college because of the programs. The article also compares the early intervention programs for at-risk mothers to Head Start programs. Research has shown children in Head Start lose academic advantages gained during the programs by second or third grade, but they do retain life skills learned, which is overall beneficial and can help children lead a successful life. This is because fewer students are diagnosed with learning disabilities and more students are attending education after high school. Many people support this as well, a poll from people in the United States show eighty-four percent of Democrats and sixty percent of Republicans support this initiative. This is an extremely turnout for polls in the United States, which is also rare to