Project 1: Warrants and Backing

Claim: Despite popular demand, full day kindergarten is beneficial for children.

Reason one: Beneficial of cognitive growth in children.

Warrant: Being accelerated in school allows children to go far in life.

Backing: If my audience were administration then they could argue that not all success comes from smarts. I would have to back my warrant up with the reason that many students would enjoy school more if they were able to have better understanding of what is going on in the lessons.

Reason two: Beneficial for developmental growth in children.

Warrant: The social and emotional growth allows for child’s maturity in school.

Backing: If again my audience was administration then they could argue how a 6 or 7 year old must be mature. My backing for my warrant would be that a child can have some maturity in the way that they approach the teacher and peers in the class. This maturity will allow them to take on more in class responsibility, such as feeding the class fish. This will allow for the student a sense of pride.

Reason three: Kindergarten Teachers able to complete kindergarten objectives.

Warrant: A curriculum must be completed for a successful year.

Backing: If I use the administration as my audience I would highly doubt that they would disagree with this warrant but, just in case I will back my warrant. Since children are expected to complete so much before first grade a full day of kindergarten would allow them to finish everything instead of not finishing and getting the shorted. If a child was shorted they can be behind in school.

Reason four: Parents of children is Kindergarten believe it is beneficial for their child.

Warrant: The child grows into a person and is receiving a great experience.

Backing: The administration would say that a great experience doesn’t make any money for the program. I would back my warrant revealing that positive growth and experience is one of the most important things that a parent wants for their child. The child is benefitting from the development it receives in an environment other than school.

Reason five: Full day kindergarten readies a child for first grade

Warrant: The child could be placed in special education if aspects of the child’s ability did not fit into the standards of first grade.

Backing: The administration might not argue with this warrant. The backing for my warrant is that some learning disabilities can be caught before first grade but, if a child does not attend full day kindergarten then they are at a loss and may not be able to be labeled with an LD until first grade were here the problem will be taken to special education.