EARLY EDUCATION? IS IT IMPORTANT?
Education is a
process of transforming knowledge to students about a matter and can run for
life. While early education is the provision of knowledge given to children at
an early age. According to the law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of
2003 concerning the National Education System in Article 1 paragraph 14 which
states that early childhood education is education intended for children from
birth to age 6 years. According to the research results of Osbora, White and
Bloom, the intellectual development of humans at the age of four years has
reached 50%, age 8 years 80%, and at the age of 18 years can reach 100%. Based
on the results of the study, it was concluded that early childhood is the best
period that must be optimized because the child's brain development is
dominated at that time, reaching 80%. Therefore the provision of early
education is very important because it provides benefits to children. The
benefits of providing early education will have an impact on psycho, emotional,
language, social and cognitive skills.
The first is
pyscho. Psycho is the most important thing because in this case, children are
taught early so they know perfect biological and physical functions. (Hujala,
E. (2008) said that "Neurological research has shown that 90% of brain
growth occurs during the first five years of life, and 85% of neural pathways
develop before starting school (nb. At age 7 in Finland)." where from that
we can see that early education is very important given to maximize children's
brain development which will affect the ability of children included in how to
know about biological and physical functions perfectly so as to maximize the
the success of children in the future.
The
second is emotional. Emotional is an important reason because emotional can influence
children's self-control. (Buscemi et al. 1996; Rimm-Kaufman et al. 2000) said
that "emotional competence inhibits the development of young people".
(Denham, SA, Bassett, HH, & Zinsser, K. (2012) also say "The
importance of emotional competence for the success of early school preschoolers
in the social and academic domain is clear." Research shows that children
who attend childcare at age 2- The 3 are more likely to be attentive and better
able to deal with their emotions when they start school. Studies have even
found that parents benefit from sending their children to childcare, reaping
social, emotional and even financial rewards from the relationships they
develop with other families at the centre.
The
third is language. Language is also a very influential thing because language
is the door to children's communication with children's relationships with social. If a child does not know how to speak well and correctly, this can
cause the child to become an anti-social child which causes little chance of
susceptibility to the child. Including second language learning to brother.
contrary to popular belief, learning a foreign language does not confuse
children or inhibit their linguistic growth in their native language. In fact,
research has found that children who study a foreign language perform better in
their native language than their peers that only speak one language. Learning
grammatical structures in foreign languages helps your child improve their
grammar in their native language. These language skills can also be applied to
languages beyond a second language, as the pathways are built when learning a
second language can make it easier to pick up third, fourth, and even fifth
languages.
Next
is social. Social is a way in which a child interacts with people around him.
Childcare gives your child an opportunity to develop social skills, which helps
them 'form healthy relationships with other people. They’ll learn how to get
along with children, share and take turns, listen to others, communicate their
ideas and become independent. As your child gets older, I'll use these skills
to develop friendships that will shape their sense of identity and their
future. Childcare also helps your child develop emotional resilience. (Bakken,
L., Brown, N., & Downing, B. (2017) said that "5 years of data, the
evidence shows promise: early intervention into the minds, bodies, and emotions
of children suggests long-term benefits" Children exposed to early
childhood education can be more prepared to interact with adults and children
and understand what is the socially appropriate home, classroom and public
places.
The
last is cognitive skills. Cognitive skills are the way children manage and
solve problems, creativity, imagination, and memory or remembrance. (Clements
& Sarama, 2014; Clements et al., 2011; Frye et al., 2013) said that
"It is very feasible in the primary grades, and even more so in
pre-kindergarten, to catch up children who enter those environments with less
knowledge than their peers ". (Willis, J., Weiser, B., & Kirkwood, D.
(2014) said that "Blending environmental and technology literacy into the
existing curriculum will help prepare young children to be active, civic-minded
adults".
So
early education is very important for children because it has a positive effect
on the development of specific and non-physical children that can affect
children's skills in the future.
REFERENCE
Clements, D. H., Fuson, K. C., & Sarama, J. (2017). The
research-based balance in early childhood mathematics: A response to Common
Core criticisms. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 40,
150-162.
Willis, J., Weiser, B., & Kirkwood, D. (2014). Bridging the Gap:
Meeting the Needs of Early Childhood Students by Integrating Technology and
Environmental Education. International Journal of Early Childhood
Environmental Education, 2(1), 140-155.
Hujala, E. (2008). The development of early childhood education as an
academic discipline in Finland.
Denham, S. A., Bassett, H. H., & Zinsser, K. (2012). Early childhood
teachers as socializers of young children’s emotional competence. Early
Childhood Education Journal, 40(3), 137-143.
Bakken, L., Brown, N., & Downing, B. (2017). Early childhood
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