Kindergarten Is Too Late

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book

Kindergarten Is Too Late is a book by Sony co-founder Masaru Ibuka that argues for the importance of intensive early childhood education before the age of three.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Kindergarten Is Too Late canonical	2
book "Kindergarten Is Too Late"	1
『幼稚園では遅すぎる』	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2511711 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kindergarten Is Too Late
Context triple: [Masaru Ibuka, notablePublication, Kindergarten Is Too Late]

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F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kindergarten Is Too Late
Target entity description: Kindergarten Is Too Late is a book by Sony co-founder Masaru Ibuka that argues for the importance of intensive early childhood education before the age of three.

A. Teach Your Children
"Teach Your Children" is a folk-rock song by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young known for its gentle harmonies and reflective lyrics about intergenerational understanding and guidance.
B. This Child Will Be Great
"This Child Will Be Great" is the memoir of Liberian president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, recounting her life, political struggles, and the history of modern Liberia.
C. No Such Thing as Too Late
"No Such Thing as Too Late" is a song featured on the album "Two Eleven" by American R&B singer Brandy.
D. Speak Like a Child
"Speak Like a Child" is a 1968 jazz album by pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, noted for its lyrical, impressionistic style and innovative small-ensemble arrangements.
E. Freedom to Learn
Freedom to Learn is an influential book by humanistic psychologist Carl Rogers that explores student-centered, experiential approaches to education and personal growth.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ
argumentSummary	argues that waiting until kindergarten misses a crucial developmental window ⓘ claims that much of a child’s intellectual potential is formed before age three ⓘ
associatedWithConcept	enrichment of early environment ⓘ parent-child interaction ⓘ sensitive periods in brain development ⓘ
author	Masaru Ibuka ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ
educationalApproach	early, intensive, structured stimulation ⓘ home-based learning activities ⓘ
genre	educational literature ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ
hasAuthorBackground	Masaru Ibuka was co-founder of Sony Corporation ⓘ
hasTheme	importance of parental involvement ⓘ maximizing children’s potential ⓘ role of environment in early brain development ⓘ
hasTitle	Kindergarten Is Too Late ⓘ
influenced	early education movements in Japan ⓘ parenting approaches focused on early learning ⓘ
influencedBy	contemporary child psychology research ⓘ
mainSubject	child development ⓘ early childhood education ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
notableIdea	critical importance of learning before age three ⓘ intensive stimulation in early childhood ⓘ parents as primary early educators ⓘ
originalLanguage	Japanese ⓘ
originalTitle	Japanese title by Masaru Ibuka on early education ⓘ
positionOnEducation	criticizes late start of formal education ⓘ supports structured early learning activities at home ⓘ
proposesRoleOfParents	designers of early learning environment ⓘ
proposesRoleOfSociety	to support early childhood education policies ⓘ
publicationPeriod	1970s ⓘ
publisher	Kodansha ⓘ
targetAudience	educators ⓘ parents ⓘ policy makers ⓘ
timeFocus	birth to age three ⓘ
translatedInto	Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ Korean ⓘ other languages ⓘ
workExampleOf	popularization of early childhood education theories ⓘ
workHasReception	became influential in discussions of early education in East Asia ⓘ sparked debate about pressure on very young children ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Masaru Ibuka → notablePublication → Kindergarten Is Too Late ⓘ

井深大 → hasWritten → 『幼稚園では遅すぎる』 ⓘ

linked to: Kindergarten Is Too Late

Kindergarten Is Too Late → hasTitle → Kindergarten Is Too Late ⓘ

Masaru Ibuka → notableWork → book "Kindergarten Is Too Late" ⓘ

subject linked to: Masaru Ibuka was co-founder of Sony Corporation