Yet another example that Big Brother (government) can do a better job of raising our kids. The more rules they implement to gain control over "We the People".

Most of us here know what is going on, the rest of the country had better wake up before it is too late. May God help us all.

Remember folks, Freedom isn't Free. It was bought with the blood and sacrifice of the men and women who are serving and who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

For those who fought for it, Freedom has a flavor that the protected will never know.

Also remember folks, that the way to SUPPORT THE TROOPS is to support their mission. Anyone who says that they support the troops but don't support their mission is lying about supporting the troops. And if you want to know, yes I do have a dog in the fight, he is a United States Marine.

"SECOND PARENT: Parents are being told that we’re not capable of
facilitating our child’s learning. And that’s bull- [bleeped by network]"

No, parents are NOT being told that. That is the problem. 

Many of them are not only not capable, they are not even remotely interested.  Whether it is "the school's job", or "that's just our culture", a lot of children are showing up for kindergarten unprepared.

These children are enrolled in kindergarten loaded with only a third of the vocabulary, socializing, comprehension and other basic skills that the majority of children begin with.  This is a disaster brought on by adults who are "not capable of
facilitating our child’s learning".

It is proving to be impossible to bring the 'slow-starts' up to the level of reading skills necessary to pass third grade in the normal time allotted.  There is simply not enough time to overcome the basic, beginning learning skills deficiences

By having "Universal Pre-K", it is hoped that no one is singled out, not child OR parent, and that something can be done to get a lot of kids learning more, faster, and better.

Now, how you do that without forcing the kids who don't need it...

That's another question!

So Held, the parents are responsible for the child not having the skills to handle kindergarten and that government can solve the problem. Haven't you learned yet that government is the problem.

By continuing along with their tax policies of raising taxes, it depletes the earnings of the parents and forces both of them to find employment.

The whole point to socialism is to make the citizen completely reliant on the government of everything, from the time the citizen is born until the time they die.

I don't need any government telling me that my child needs their upbringing. I will raise my children how I see fit, not as they see fit.

Remember folks, Freedom isn't Free. It was bought with the blood and sacrifice of the men and women who are serving and who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

For those who fought for it, Freedom has a flavor that the protected will never know.

Also remember folks, that the way to SUPPORT THE TROOPS is to support their mission. Anyone who says that they support the troops but don't support their mission is lying about supporting the troops. And if you want to know, yes I do have a dog in the fight, he is a United States Marine.

The act of getting more government control into our children's lives is a long held goal of the leftists.

In the Soviet Union (back in the day), as is true in most Communist and Socialist nations these days, the young are gotten to early.  In the USSR, children went to "day school" starting at 13 months, 12 hours a day, year long.  This created the leftist's desire to eliminate one more competitor for "loyalty of thought." This is the same thing that they have accomplished in Communist nations through replacing Divine Faith with "state worship."

The children were taught to hold the "state" highest, to thank the "state" and believe in the "state" for all things.  These were the same schools that Stalin ordered taught that the Soviets (specifically him) had invented the light bulb, the tractor, etc.  The indoctrination must start early to have the greatest effect.  The desire of the leftist is to see a 100% unopposed election of a dictator, as in N. Korea.  Or the president for life as in Venezuela.

Do you think that this isn't or hasn't already happened in this country?  I know kids that came home to their folks saying, "You are going to vote for Obama, right?"  I hired a college student, born and raised in Boston, MA, who had NO FRIGGIN' CLUE WHO WE FOUGHT IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION!!!!  He was from BOSTON!!!  Tea Party, anyone? 

My mother, an old-school type educator (pushed the three "r's") was told that is was "impossible" to expect children to be able to read before 5th grade.  I know children in elementary school that can spout ideas all day on AGW, rainforests,"diversity" (HA!) and yet cannot find their own state on a map.

There are some here that will bah, blah, blah at me about education being fair and balanced.  I have had leftists insist public education is "conservative," despite heavy evidence to the contrary,  a lot of which I have seen or experienced with my own eyes.  Most of the women in my family are professional educators.  All of them have been harassd for being "conservatives" or Republicans.  Some of them have retired or moved out of education to pursue jobs in related fields.

These are not lightweights who got into teaching with a B.A in gobledygook and wanted summers off.  These are people who had additional degrees in nursing, mathematics, business and have been far more successful (financially) OUT of education. A very competent female friend tried to be a "conservative and Republican" in the modern public schools and ran into constant harrassment.  She is now a Neo-Natal Nurse. No dummy she!

When I was in High School (awhile ago, but not that long, darn it you young whippersnappers. And please accept the apology of a whippersnapper to you old fogies and curmdgens out there), I had a teacher, who the first day of class, lined us up outside his door and questioned each of us if we were a "peacenik" or a "warmonger".  "Warmongers" were asked to sit facing the back wall and "peaceniks" were ordered not to share assignments with the "warmongers".  I tried to answer the question when presented  by saying that it depended on the situation; I would live in peace given a chance, but wage war when necessary.  This was not an acceptable answer.  Within a week, all students but one would answer the question "peacenik". 

Yes, I objected, my parents objected and so forth.  In the end, I was allowed to take the tests for the course under the supervision of the teacher and a three person panel.  Note of Personal Pride:  I aced both semester finals and the course final, the first, last and only student to do this in his course. he looked for ways around that, but in the end, I held out and won through.  Would I have had the strength to do this without the strength given to me by my family and tradition?  How easily would I have given in had the "state" raised me? He continued to do this and other "social engineering" until he retired a couple years ago.

Time and time again, we are faced with this.  Teachers indoctrinating, not teaching.  It is no surprise that the current administration will push for more opportunities to program the children. Remember, the leftist have and continue to always push for us to do "what the man with the gun tells us." The blind following of authority (as long as the leftists are the authority) is the desired outcome.

When my father was a kid, there was no mandatory Kindergarten.  Somehow he managed to go on to serve his country with distinction, pay his own way (prior to service, without parental assistance) to degrees in law and engineering, despite not being programmed by the government and without taking other people's money!

My grandfather went to a two room Mizzourah school, studied five different languages there (including proper English) mathematics, sciences.  They did this sharing books and with slates and a minimum of paper.  He went on to graduate from college with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He did all of this during the Depression, a "poor" farm-boy who had to run the place after his Papa died, a "poor" kid did this on his OWN, a kid who didn't wear shoes when it was warm to save money for his Mother and younger siblings. They survived without the New Deal.  They were not rich, just stubborn. They had the True Wealth; agile mind, strong heart and deep faith in themselves, their Nation and their Divine.

We have been and are under systematic attack from within and without.  All the years of "compromise" and "security" and sloth are coming home to roost.  The leftist are getting what they have always worked for; corruption of the minds and hearts for the people of a great nation.  They will maintain elite institutions for themselves while relegating the masses, even and especially their supporters to slavery.

What is a surprise is that there is any media notice of this.  It will also be surprising to see how long Mr. Stossel stays out of the "Gulag" once the thought police get up to speed.

I do not think that Obama is an idiot.  I do not think he is incompetent.  I think he and the leftists know what they want and they think this is the time to get it.  Will there be Free Elections after 2012?  That would be up to us.  Time to get tough, Americans.

"A university can consist merely of a teacher at one end of a bench, a student at the other."  Remember that we as individuals, regardless of what the government does or does not do, can attain for ourselves the Freedom we desire.  The government does not makes us; we make the government.

Educate your children.  Make them strong.  Don't forget, and don't let your children forget what it is to be an American.  Remember the Three Boxes of Political Change and keep your powder dry.

"You can have Peace or you can have Freedom; just don't count on having both at the same time." - R.A.H

 "I'll take the harsh reality of liberty over the illusion of security...everytime!"

Universal pre-K is being pushed for two reasons.  The first is plainly obvious as a payback to unions.  The second is to begin liberal indocrination at such an early age before kids have the opportunity to develop opinions of their own. 

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Normally I don't root for the disease. But in your case I am willing to make and exception.

I was going to comment on the public school system, but I'm a elitist democrat who sends his children to very elite private schools where they are both at the top of their classes.

In 1988 these three were, getting Klonsky's(former chair of the CommunistMao party) Small Schools Workshops funded through CAC(Annenberg). When POTUS was working as chair of CAC, much money was funneled to the organization which I feel is the seed for Educare, that just got 2 million of the stimulus for a site in Waterville, Maine(pop15000).

Have you ever wondered why cows gather in herds? They are taken from their moms very early and this is what Educare will produce, herds of dumb, listless indoctrinated kids that will be able to stampede on request. There is nothing I have been able to do to stop this as the $$$$ from Buffet, Gates & our own Alfonds is steamrolling this along with the Governor's wife.  

...now say wouldn't that make a good title for a book?

...oops...already been done...thanks Hillary!

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btw: anyone ever calculated the carbon footprint of all the school buses in the U.S.?

John Stossel is such a pompous bore.  His whole shtick is to do stories that go against conventional wisdom...and do it with a very smug attitude on top of it.  He's the radio talk show type personality...he can take any position and defend it.

Not saying that I always disagree with him, but I just can't stand the guy.

On Hannity last night he wouldn't comment on a couple of things because he 'hadn't reported on them yet'.  What?  Then don't do talk shows, a$$hat.

One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 61% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory (yep...approval for Congress now at 39%...do you believe that!?).