Posted on 06/01/2015 6:34:35 AM PDT by Kaslin
If you love your child, and I know you do, it’s time to say “bye bye” to the social pacifier that is free universal preschool.
I understand. It’s tempting. Whether you’re a destitute single mother or an affluent married father, you’re a parent. And parents often feel wiped out. Especially in this economy. Sure, Michelle Obama has christened this the era of a “huge recovery,” but she’s not in the trenches like you—juggling the stress of being a provider and a caregiver for a 4-year-old.
No matter how vulnerable you feel when you hear a certain Disney sing-a-long on repeat, do not buy into the scam of free universal preschool. For, universal pre-K will set back your child. Here’s how:
Reducing your child’s access to you, and a book
Rich or poor, every parent has an opportunity to give their child an academic advantage that is scientifically proven to be more beneficial than the most expensive private school: reading time.
Research shows that children who are read to by their parents will outperform children who are not read to—regardless of other socioeconomic factors. Little Peyton may be dirt poor but if her parents spend time reading to her, she will outperform Little Pricilla whose billionaire parents drop her at a posh preschool and wave goodbye.
Case in point: Dr. Ben Carson. His working single mother, who herself only had a third grade education, insisted that her sons read books. She could not afford books, so her sons read two library books a week and then gave her book reports. She could not read Carson’s report—proof that even an illiterate parent can bring books into their child’s life. The most important factor is the parental-child engagement around books rather than preschool teacher-child engagement. Carson went from the bottom to the top of his class within a year of his mother’s intervention. Additionally, he went on to become a gifted surgeon who pioneered and oversaw the first successful surgical separation of occipital craniopagus twins (fused at the occipital lobe at the back of the skull).
“Big deal! That’s pure anecdotal evidence,” someone could counter. Except we have never had universal preschool in the United States. Which means every successful American in U.S. history to-date is a byproduct of a non-universal pre-K culture.
Hundreds of millions of Americans including Steve Jobs, Taylor Swift, Bill Gates, Ralph Lauren, Mark Zuckerberg rose to success without being pressured to partake in state-sponsored pre-K sing-alongs.
Your Child Would Grow Up in a Culture of Submission
USA Today’s cover story last Tuesday, “Critics say Obama actions subvert states’ power” reveals how the current administration is subverting the 10th Amendment with its push for universal pre-K. The administration is applying unprecedented pressure to state governors and local leaders. We’re “not going to wait around for Congress to act,” Labor Secretary Tom Perez told USA Today. Valerie Jarrett, the president’s right-hand woman, cooed: “we used to sit passively by waiting for elected officials... [Now, we dictate.]”
Read Valerie Jarrett’s lips: if democratic governors like New York’s Andrew Cuomo and Minnesota’s Mark Dayton want to be on the Democratic Party’s “Nice List,” then they better step up to bat for Team Universal Pre-K.
Epidemic Levels of Fraud
“FBI” and “preschool fraud” are not commonly seen together in print. They should be. Across the country, investigations are quietly uncovering a profusion of abuse by taxpayer-subsidized childcare programs. This is relevant for this column because preschool and childcare are often performed simultaneously or at the same facilities. For example, this month, an FBI sting uncovered how a Minneapolis day care center billed the state of Minnesota for “hundreds of hours of care that were never provided—even billing for days when it was closed,” according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Think the FBI sting concerns Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton? Nope. He’s been slurping Valerie Jarrett’s Kool-Aid. Despite bipartisan opposition, Dayton continues to push for $173 million in additional taxpayer funding for public preschool for Minnesota’s 4-year-olds.
Here’s a novel idea: a private entrepreneur should pioneer a 100% voluntary Uber-version of preschool. Instead, the same politicians who take Uber (think Sen. Al Franken, D-MN) are rallying for universal preschool.
My grandmother developed the Uber version of preschool decades ago. Modern politicians are light-years behind—forcing taxpayers to pay for children to spend time away from their own parents.
“I ran my own preschool for the neighborhood. The only requirements were that the children were three years old and able to tie their shoestrings,” my grandmother told me. Her “students” had designated times for fun learning activities such as coloring and nursery rhymes. Participating parents were expected to take turns—each welcoming the group of children into their home on a different morning.
There’s something wrong in America when an 84-year-old grandmother is more forward-thinking than the man whose 2012 presidential campaign slogan was FORWARD.
When I learned "Ol Mac Donald ... " I was taught to remember the line of animals in a progressive refrain ... kind'a like The Twelve Days Of Christmas
These kids sang three verses and chorus ... dog, duck and cow ... and they did not string them together each time
I spoke to one of the church lady teachers (a mainstream denomination was the brick and mortar for this pre-school), and she smilingly accepted my comment ... with appreciation ... and thanked me for my comment
I am SO pissed at whatever is being called "education" these days !
No pig? I wonder why?
perhaps that “brick and mortar” mentioned...was ...a MOSQUE!?
Universal Pre-K is a racist concept. It is pushed primarily for minorities who the politicians feel are not able to raise their kids properly without government intervention.
Around here, we call it the Appalachian Syndrome. The government used the images of barefoot hillbilly younguns to push for more resources for the poor children of Southern Appalachia. People bought it because they didn’t know anyone living there and it sure sounded good.
The stereotypes are no longer valid in some areas of life or education
The intent is the destruction of America through the destruction of an AmericaN
The citizen must not be allowed to DEVELOP free thinking, which is why (imo), memorization is no longer emphasized in ANYthing
Do not allow the brain to become strengthened and strong ... we'll have to invent another Viet Nam and kill off all the smart middle class men.
I guess reading to a kid is better than nothing. Kind of like giving a fish to a starving man. Of course teaching the kid to read for himself is what should always be done (at least by the time the kid is 4).
It almost always starts by reading to them.
Large value in both -
for a pre-Ker, reading to them gives them a love of books that carries over into the time after they learn to read.
How about this, instead?
The mother of the child, married to the father of the child, all living in the same home, with the father working to provide for the family, who are living within their means to the point that the mother can actually raise and nurture the child at home.
Yeah, I know. Weird and unworkable.
“The citizen must not be allowed to DEVELOP free thinking, which is why (imo), memorization is no longer emphasized in ANYthing”
That is a very good observation and evaluation.
I thank God I never had children. I used to consider it a curse but now I see it as a kindness to an old woman who does not have to witness the decline.
I sometimes think I'm off my rocker because of responses (or non responses) with some of the things I say .... not that I CARE if someone thinks that ....
/8^)
BTW ... I have about 500 volunteer cherry tomatoes that come up every year (I no longer plant tomatoes) that no body ever wants ... I can't sell a 10" healthy tomato (just because it's cherry) for $.50 !!!
First borns, on average, are more intelligent than later borns. Prof. Zajonc hypothesized that it’s because as more children are added to the family, the average intelligence of the family drops. If you assign a weight of 100 to an adult’s intelligence, the first child is born into a household with an average intelligence of 100. A second born is born into a household with a noticably lower average intelligence. If there is a large gap between the first two children, on average the second born will be more intelligent than if the gap had been small. .... So what would be the expected effects of putting two year olds in a room with 11 other two year olds and two adults?
I didn’t go to kindergarten. I started 1st grade at six and had straight A’s until I hit my teens. So I never saw the need for even kindergarten. I’m probably in the minority though. But time spent with parents who engage with the child is probably worth as much or more than the time spent in K or pre-K.
The fact that pre-k graduation is a thing that exists, is something that tells me there is trouble out there.
agreed
I briefly attended a pre-school called “Kindercare” because someone thought I should socialize with other children.
They tried to teach me my ABCs but I already knew how to read.
They made me take a nap on a hard plastic slab.
They stole my little toy car.
They put green stuff in my Velveeta shells and cheese.
And I got sick from all the germy kids.
And so began a lifelong hatred of school.
And gubner Marx Dayton is shutting down state gubmint unless he gets his precious-pre k for all.
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