Comments on: Universal Preschool — Over my dead body

By: ElementalMom

ElementalMom — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:12:00 +0000

I don’t know who the last poster was, but they’re misunderstanding. It’s *mandatory* preschool, requiring waivers and all kinds of bureaucratic crapola if you don’t want the Institution taking your kids off at age 4 to be indoctrinated.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:08:00 +0000

The problem is most parents are putting only minimal time into their kids! for all the poor kids in crappy crowded, underfunded day care with barely trained “caregivers” a real “preschool” would be an improvement.
The idea of providing a little education and having the parents not have to pay for it, as another option to regular day care is a good one.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:35:00 +0000

pretty interesting, considering all the ads running on TV these days about how putting your child in preschool means that they are more likely to graduate from high school. I also saw a report in the newspaper that said the same thing, but added that these same children also exhibited more social distress than non-pre-schoolers.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 17:54:00 +0000

This is news to me! The paternalistic hubris of the educational machine is mind boggling. Where is the *evidence* of the benefit? Fight on! (Ks)