"The movement toward kindergarten readiness assessment has been a little bit of a challenge for the field over time, in that people are very concerned that it's going to reek of the kinds of assessments that are injurious to very, very young children, " said Sharon Lynn Kagan, a professor at Teachers College at Columbia University who specializes in policies and standards for young children.

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There is no reek of nostalgia about it, no sense that Mr Heaney is repeating himself.

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If you think that junk shot and top hat reek of desperation, well maybe so.

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