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Why We Don’t Need Universal Preschool
Heritage Foundation ^ | 3/15/2013 | Amy Payne

Posted on 03/15/2013 5:39:04 AM PDT by IbJensen

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Americans need nothing that this soulless, gutless phony advances! Beware of anything he and his 'henchpeople' propose as it is designed to hammer another nail in our coffins!
1 posted on 03/15/2013 5:39:05 AM PDT by IbJensen
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IMHO gutless phony barely scratches the surface so thanks for your reasoned and polite approach. /s


2 posted on 03/15/2013 5:49:54 AM PDT by wita
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What these programs actually offer kids is a safe, regular, clean, structured environment to get them out of the extreme chaos that is their home life. These kids’ “homes” are sleeping on a different floor every night, loud nasty rap music, occasional food items, not real meals, cursing and fighting, beating, trash, filth, drinking and drugging. A preschool and a regular schedule is a lifeline.


3 posted on 03/15/2013 5:50:19 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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kids is a safe, regular, clean, structured environment to get them out of the extreme chaos that is their home life. These kids’ “homes” are sleeping on a different floor every night, loud nasty rap music, occasional food items, not real meals, cursing and fighting, beating, trash, filth, drinking and drugging. A preschool and a regular schedule is a lifeline.
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Kids in this situaion need to be placed in orphanages, civilized and trained to be useful citizens. Not left in tragic, uncared-for dysregulated situations.


4 posted on 03/15/2013 5:55:23 AM PDT by Chickensoup (200 million unarmed people killed in the 20th century by Leftist Totalitarian Fascists)
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Yes, some families aren’t worth preserving. But, the kids want to be with their “parents” in many cases. It is a horrible situation. When the kids are removed it is not pretty, they are screaming and crying and so are their parents, it is done by force. It is ugly.


5 posted on 03/15/2013 6:00:10 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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WE don’t but THEY do.

The longer the bastards in the “Educational” Establishment have the young minds under their control, the better they can brainwash them into thinking Marxist subversives like the monster in the White House, are the right choice in elections.


6 posted on 03/15/2013 6:03:57 AM PDT by ZULU (See: http://gatesofvienna.net/)
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These kids’ “homes” are sleeping on a different floor every night, loud nasty rap music, occasional food items, not real meals, cursing and fighting, beating, trash, filth, drinking and drugging. A preschool and a regular schedule is a lifeline.

And they bring those learned cultural behaviors into the school and pollute the efforts of the few families left who are trying to properly raise their kids. No thanks.

7 posted on 03/15/2013 6:04:31 AM PDT by Archie Bunker on steroids (The fear of the lord is the beginning of wisdom (Psalm 111:10))
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you are exhibiting your me only mindset


8 posted on 03/15/2013 6:09:59 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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Everyone wants children to have the best start in life.

Maybe, but they don't want that very much. For example, they don't want it enough even to express disapproval of promiscuous sex, let alone take action to discourage this behavior.

They don't want it enough to use the educational systems currently in existence to teach reading and math in ways that are proven effective.

Maybe it would be more accurate to say, "Everyone wishes children could have the best start in life without in any way requiring adults to move beyond the toddler-level value of 'I want what I want when I want it.' "

9 posted on 03/15/2013 6:19:36 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Another Catholic Pope! It must be some kind of conspiracy!" ~Homer_J_Simpson)
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“Universal Pre-school” has been one of the far lefts dreams for years, I remember hearing about it on NPR back in the Clinton years. They want it for three reasons, first of all the extra union teachers and support staff it would require, not to mention more government money. Second is getting more women out into the workforce (they consider being a stay at home mom akin to slavery). Lastly, is to indoctrinate children at age 3 and 4 before their parents have had a chance to instill those “horrible” conservative and religious values. The plan is to get the the framework set up nationwide as a voluntary option to give children a head start. Then the next step is to make it compulsory, after all, the argument will go, we have this wonderful system of preschools all set up, all you have to do is send your child, and WHO wouldn't want there child to get a head start? (This is just one prong in the agenda, they also have talked about extending the school day, doing away with summer breaks and even making two years of post high school education compulsory.)
10 posted on 03/15/2013 6:24:04 AM PDT by apillar
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I don’t think kids who are being raised to be calm, polite, little citizens need to be exposed to those who have been raised to think obscene and violent language and actions are normal. When my daughter was in elementary school, she was embarassed on the school bus by another little girl who got on top of her and started humping her. She didn’t even know what was going on when the older kids made fun of her from then on out. But that’s what the child had observed in her “home.”


11 posted on 03/15/2013 6:31:09 AM PDT by Help!
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Whatever 'they' want we can be certain it's evil and for no benefit whatsoever excepting to further enlarge the central socialist government.

Any individual or group that espouses homosexual and lesbian weddings, transgendered bathrooms, and sessions in the lower grades that cover (almost everything about) the glories of homosexuality has no business running this country.

They want to get their filthy hands on our children and grandchildren as early as possible. Deny them this vehemently.

12 posted on 03/15/2013 6:32:43 AM PDT by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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To: IbJensen

Good summary.


13 posted on 03/15/2013 6:35:10 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Another Catholic Pope! It must be some kind of conspiracy!" ~Homer_J_Simpson)
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To: yldstrk; Archie Bunker on steroids

And you, Yardbird, are exhibiting your one-track mindset, albeit in incorrect grammar.

Archie’s comments were on target and are in step with most of us who contribute to and use this website.


14 posted on 03/15/2013 6:39:21 AM PDT by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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The real "Head Start" agenda:


15 posted on 03/15/2013 6:40:07 AM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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RE: #3:

So. In order to save those who are disadvantaged by having utterly worthless parents, you endorse forcing those who come from caring households to waste another year of their young lives exposed to hopeless cases.

Give them breakfast, lunch and, yes, even dinner.

How about yanking them out of their dysfunctional homes, sterilizing their parents and placing them in orphanages?

It makes just as much sense as creating another federally edicted year of schooling .

It becomes clear as to which side of the line you stand.


16 posted on 03/15/2013 6:47:39 AM PDT by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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My kids go to private school and there is the home school option.

But you with your attitude are protecting the fortunate from the unfortunate and condemning the unfortunate to floundering in their mess. Weren’t you the one that recently pointed out to me that Jesus ate with tax collectors and prostitutes? Is it correct to simply condemn the unfortunate as hopeless?

Actually, my recommendation is to make urban areas very business friendly so that anyone who wants a job can find one and thereby bring hope back into the equation. You realize, of course, that a lot of these awful problems are exacerbated by a devastated economy.


17 posted on 03/15/2013 6:52:58 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: Help!

what were you thinking having her on the school bus


18 posted on 03/15/2013 7:00:12 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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my name is not yardbird, you are hilarious, it spells “Wildstreak” and no, not ungrammatical, I am an English major. ding dong anybody home?


19 posted on 03/15/2013 7:02:49 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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well don’t send your children then, you have options.


20 posted on 03/15/2013 7:03:15 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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