Reimagining Possible Worlds for Young Children
Published In
Rethinking Readiness in Early Childhood Education
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2-2015
Subjects
Child development, Early childhood education, Readiness for school, Early childhood education -- Curricula
Abstract
The television is on. Music can be heard and children are captured playing on the playground. The camera pans and the feet of a child are visible, shackled at the ankles. The camera moves to bring the child into full view. The young girl is dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit with shackles on her wrists as well as the previous noted ankle restraints. This child moves, struggling against her chains, across the playground, trying to hopscotch, attempting to climb the playground structure, sitting alone at the bottom of the slide. The camera moves into the classroom and the child is seated at a desk trying to raise her hand, reach for snack, and read a book. Again, the shackles on her wrist thwart her. The voiceover shares, “The state of Hawai’i spends nearly $50,000 a year on each prison inmate and almost nothing on our preschoolers. Don’t imprison our children’s future. Ask your legislator to fund preschool for all 4-year-olds. You can change their future at BeMyVoiceHawaii.org.”
Rights
© Jeanne Marie Iorio and Will Parnell 2015
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/27936
Citation Details
Parnell W., Iorio J.M. (2015) Reimagining Possible Worlds for Young Children. In: Iorio J.M., Parnell W. (eds) Rethinking Readiness in Early Childhood Education. Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood. Palgrave Macmillan, New York