Tutoring for Toddlers Grows in Popularity - Yahoo! News

Oh my...this is getting scarier. So...next stop, someone will figure out the genetic code or markers for "genius" and parents will "intelligently design" their children. I might be late...is this already happening?Tutoring for Toddlers Grows in Popularity - Yahoo! News: "OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - While Jacob Hall intently pronounces the words on his flashcards, Neha Gulrajani sits nearby working with a numbers board and Jillian Sommerauer talks to her teacher about the picture book she wants to take home.

It sounds like kindergarten, but these kids gathered recently at a suburban Kansas City strip mall to get extra help for an academic that some say is placing increasing pressure on youngsters.

The children at the Kumon learning center are part of a national growth in such preschool programs — and a debate over whether they help children."