Should You Have a Bachelors Degree to Work With Young Children? Maybe, Maybe Not

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Should You Have a Bachelors Degree to Work With Young Children? Maybe, Maybe Not
Rae Pica with Dr. Valora Washington, Marcy Whitebook, Ph.D., & Sarah Garland

Most would agree that educating young children requires some specialized knowledge. Today we ask, is a child development credential enough or should a bachelors degree be required for all those who work with educating young children?

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"It was so thought-provoking that I couldn’t fall asleep afterwards. The question discussed was: “Are we raising a nation of wimps?” The commentators proposed that children are not learning the coping skills which lead to independence. Their childhood is nice and clean and safe, but they are psychologically fragile later on when they leave for college."

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