
Sixteen kindergarteners sat cross-legged on a rag rug, singing songs about the days of the week and the months of the year.
The classroom at Carnegie Elementary School in the Carlynton School District was furnished with the usual toys preferred by 5-year-olds -- trucks, blocks, a kitchen play-set, a miniature makeup table. There was a collection of books nearby, and a set of puzzles in cardboard boxes.