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.