[miss marmelstein]

Did they even give the poor kids a decent breakfast like they promised?

[Maceman]

Obviously, Head Start isn’t working because the government isn’t spending enough money on it.

[Temujinshordes]

Since the outset, I have objected to the name “Head Start” on the basis that no one should have a head start. If they had named it “Catch Up” or something, I could have at least read about the program without becoming incensed. These programs never die, no matter how worthless or expensive.

[Sacajaweau]

When my kids attended head start, a parent had to go with the child. It was a combo of parents talking together with a moderator and the kids in the next room "learning to socialize". There was no, none, zero teaching. They had graham crackers and "whole milk" and it was about 3 hours long.

Now its a government financed babysitting service. They've proved 1000 times over that there is no advantage from attending Head start.

[MrB]

Oh, but I beg to differ!

Headstart, like all other liberal programs, accomplished EXCACTLY what it was intended to do, the moment it passed -

it provided leftist sheeperal with reasons to pat themselves on the back as “good people”.

After that goal was accomplished, they couldn’t care less as to the actual results of the programs.

[Paladin2]

"Head Start was entirely busy work. It was not intellectually or cognitively ambitious. "

WTF?

Really?

If so, people need to be taken out and shot by Che.

[WayneS]

“Head Start” failed because it was run by leftist, liberal, dirtbags.

[grania]

In my adventures in substituting in a certain OH city, I've done some Head Start days. My impression is not the same as this author's.

First of all, the materials are WONDERFUL...building blocks, puzzles, reading/writing materials, role-playing experiences, movement/art/music/phys.ed specialists, specialists for those lagging in speech or other cognitive issues, private playgrounds outside the classroom, free breakfast and lunch, learning games, experiences with determining calendar date, time-telling, vocabulary development.... You get the picture. It couldn't be better; whomever planned those rooms did not cut corners. I left the room shaking my head one day, remarking that I think I had three toys, a few books and a tricycle at that age. Those classrooms are if anything over-stimulating (though there are of course quiet corners where kids can look at books and rest and cuddle their favorite stuffed animal)

So what's the problem? The schools have taken those responsibilities away from the parents. If parents aren't held responsible for the development of their children, the kids will lag behind.

I'd abolish the whole thing.

[Standing Wolf]

Would someone please tell me where the feral government's involvement in education and/or pseudo-education is mandated in the Constitution?

Please don't try to tell me it's covered by the "general welfare" clause. In the first place, that was never the founding fathers' intent; in the second, it's never been the intent of us, the people, and ultimately, everything the feral government has done in the name of "general welfare" has harmed rather than been of any measurable benefit to us.

[Arm_Bears]

Head Start is an $8 billion per year federal baby-sitting program.

[ruesrose]

I just read in the Aiken (SC) Standard this morning that the Gloverville SC Head Start program was closing due to lack of funding. They said the parents could enroll their children in the Aiken Head Start program. However, transportation funding was also cut back so they would probably have to provide their child’s transportation. That will prove unlikely.

Gloverville is an economically depressed area, as much of the area between North Augusta and Aiken seems to be. It is made up of former mill towns and the mills have closed.

[YHAOS]

"Much was promised, little delivered. "

Like all Liberal "programs"

[ViLaLuz]

I bet kids in head start learn that heather has two mommies.