下面是一段关于幼儿园的英文阅读理
KindergartenisnowaregularpartofmanyelementaryschoolsintheUnitedStates.
ButwhenthefirstkindergartenwasstartedinGermanyin1837,fewpeoplenoticed.
FrederichFroebel,whostartedtheclass,wasamanwithanewidea.Hedidnotagreewiththosewhohadstartedtheother“infantschool”ofthetime.Inthoseschools,theyoungstudentshadtoworkhard.ButFroebelfeltthatyoungchildrencouldlearnmanythingsbyplaying..
KindergartenisaGermanwordmeaning“gardenofchild.”Froebelwantedhiskindergartentobeaplacewherechildrencouldenjoylearning.MostpeoplethoughtthatFroebelwaswrong.Theybelievedthatchildrenshouldstayathomeuntiltheywereoldenoughtostudy.
Today,educatorsthinkthatFroebel’sideaswerepartlyrightandpartlywrong.Veryyoungchildrencanworkhardatlearningandtheyshouldalsohavemorechancesthantheycanathome.Infact,childrenasyoungasthreecanlearnschoolsubjects.
Alwayspopularwithparents,kindergartensarenowthoughttobeanecessarypartofanyschool.Onlyhalfofthenation’sfive-year-oldsaregoingtokindergarten.Beforelong,allchildrenthisagewillbeinschool.Somestatesareasevenmakingplanstoprovidefreepublickindergartensforall-and-four-year-olds.