criticising a statement

Prompt: The following is an excerpt from a letter sent by the principal of Greenwood School to the parents of all incoming kindergarteners. "We have decided to institute a policy of all-day kindergarten, instead of half-day kindergarten, for all students at Greenwood School. All-day kindergarten will help all our students achieve at their highest levels. The classes will be 'tracked'; so that average students are together, but high-achieving and low-achieving students will be put together in classes. In this way, the high-achieving students will be able to help pull the low-achieving students up to their level, so that no student falls behind. The all-day kindergarten classes will cover the same material previously covered in the half-day kindergarten classes, but will go at a slower speed to accommodate learning differences. In addition, the students will receive extra instruction in music, art, and physical education. One of the greatest benefits of the plan, however, is that students will be in a structured environment for longer hours, reducing the numbers of hours that otherwise would be wasted at home or in day care."


outline:
All Day kindergarten will not help in achieving the highest level
why avege are separated and high + low
slower speed with not help hig
will cover the same material but with slower speed
students will be in a structured environment for longer hours, reducing the numbers of hours that otherwise would be wasted at home or in day care.

I do not agree with the views of respected principal. According to him the students will be under observation round the clock and that can not really help in achieving the highest level of performance. A kindergarten student needs to be free for some time . he needs to spend some time with his family and friends around, that is also a great learning for him. Also the principal is going to keep high achieving students and low achieving students together in classes, keeping the average students separately. That may help low achieving students but will not be of any advantage of high achiveing student. Also average student will be apart from high achieving one. A better decision could be high achieving and half of aveage one together in a class and another class combined of low achieving and other half of average achieving. This way we could help every student. Otherwise a full day kindergarten remains of no purpose to intelligent students. Also, the principal says that classes will be held all day and at the end of the day day will cover the same material. How could it lower the burden and help students. All day classes will definitely tiring for students and slow pace will again be of no benefit to intelligent and some of average students. Finally he says that the student will be put in a structured environment for longer hours and in my views, for a kindergarten student this will not be a learning experience, as he does not waste time at home , he learns by playing , he learns by experiencing.
Finally, the proposal does not help intelligent students yet it has been applied for all , it does confuses me . There is no need to apply the proposal for all , if it is necessary to apply, we can keep it limited to students performing below average.