Comments on: Preschool for all http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/17/preschool-for-all/ Protect yourself from government gaffes, bureaucratic blunders and incumbent incompetence Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Selena Harris http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/17/preschool-for-all/#comment-12617 Selena Harris Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:05:06 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/17/preschool-for-all/#comment-12617 I agree with the author, Dana Hanley, I am an educator and an early childhood business owner for the past twelve years. I also teach in the public school. I feel that NCLB will be passed along to these 3-4 year olds eventually and I am afraid that inappropriate learning practices such as standardized testing and inappropriate curriculum will be a forcing mechanism to higher standards across our state. Although, I consider myself- Democrat- I stand strong on this issue whatever party. I like your comments and we need more like these, so parents can make informed decisions about their child's pre-school education. I am sure the "face" of our public preschools will be changing over the next few years to include learning that is not exactly "age-appropriate". I am for quality preschool(daycare) programs that are already established across the U.S to gain some recognition and receive funding to improve already existing programs that demonstrate quality to the people & commmunities they serve. I agree with the author, Dana Hanley, I am an educator and an early childhood business owner for the past twelve years. I also teach in the public school. I feel that NCLB will be passed along to these 3-4 year olds eventually and I am afraid that inappropriate learning practices such as standardized testing and inappropriate curriculum will be a forcing mechanism to higher standards across our state. Although, I consider myself- Democrat- I stand strong on this issue whatever party. I like your comments and we need more like these, so parents can make informed decisions about their child’s pre-school education. I am sure the “face” of our public preschools will be changing over the next few years to include learning that is not exactly “age-appropriate”. I am for quality preschool(daycare) programs that are already established across the U.S to gain some recognition and receive funding to improve already existing programs that demonstrate quality to the people & commmunities they serve.

]]> By: Rob Miller http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/17/preschool-for-all/#comment-12616 Rob Miller Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:24:04 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/17/preschool-for-all/#comment-12616 There does seem to be a trend towards parenting by the state, which is a bit weird. Here in the UK, the Liberal Democrat party (who are social democrats) are pushing for parents of young children to go back to work while their children are much younger, ostensibly to reduce poverty. Why do statist politicians have so much against children spending time with their parents? There does seem to be a trend towards parenting by the state, which is a bit weird. Here in the UK, the Liberal Democrat party (who are social democrats) are pushing for parents of young children to go back to work while their children are much younger, ostensibly to reduce poverty.

Why do statist politicians have so much against children spending time with their parents?

]]> By: MikeT http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/17/preschool-for-all/#comment-12615 MikeT Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:43:00 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/12/17/preschool-for-all/#comment-12615 It's all part of the greater Marxist program to destroy the family and replace it with the state. Notice how the time that a child has exclusively with his or her parents is now reduced to the first three to four years of his or her life. From that point on, the child becomes largely a creature of the state, not their family. I don't care what anyone says. If a child spends 8+ hours in a government school where the government directs everything, the kid is being raised directly by the government. At least at a private school, the private school is under the control of the parents through financial control. It’s all part of the greater Marxist program to destroy the family and replace it with the state. Notice how the time that a child has exclusively with his or her parents is now reduced to the first three to four years of his or her life. From that point on, the child becomes largely a creature of the state, not their family. I don’t care what anyone says. If a child spends 8+ hours in a government school where the government directs everything, the kid is being raised directly by the government. At least at a private school, the private school is under the control of the parents through financial control.

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