This article is about a Job Corps in San Diego, California that is finishing a new Head Start facility next to the Job Corps facility. The article basically describes the new Head Start facility and the fact that even some of the Job Corps students are helping build the facility; even some of the Job Corps students have children enrolled in the Head Start program. Linda Bona makes it obvious that she thinks that this will be very beneficial to the children by ending the article with the statement, "In an environment of learning, caring, striving, and 'doing', the young children at this site are getting a Head Start in life that will truly make a difference."
Bona's argument is basically that since the Head Start is being built right next to Job Corps it will be better for the children to see young adults learning and striving for a better future. Also, it is a lot easier for some of the Job Corps students who have children in the Head Start program so easily accessible to their own program. Bona is saying that the students at Job Corps are able to participate and interact with the children at Head Start which is going to create a better environment for everyone participating.
I would definitely have to agree with Bona that this is a great idea to have the Head Start and Job Corps so close to each other so they can grow and learn off of one another. Some of the things that Bona was saying such as the fact that this might be the most successful facilities and that others will soon follow in their footsteps has me skeptical. I think that in some places it would be too risky to have young adults so close to children. Also, not every state or city is going to have the success that San Diego did. Another predicament is that in certain places Job Corps and Head Start already have facilities built in separate places and it would be too expensive to rebuild closer to one another.
Some questions that arose in my mind while I read this article was: Would there be any danger to the children in the Head Start program? What if the two facilities were moved to be closer to each other such as the one in San Diego and it became too inconvenient for students and children to attend the programs? Could this possibly influence the enrollment in the programs?
I enjoyed reading this extended bibliography, i find it interesting how they opened a job corps next o Head Start. I bet it was very convenient for those employees who could not find a day care.
ReplyDeleteOne question i thought you could of asked was if it was profitable to the companies.