[reaganaut1]

It's not "public school" but government day care. Arguably that's what a lot of public school is.

Kindergarten was supposed to be voluntary, half-day preparation for first grade. Now its mandatory in many states and is full day. As if 5yo need to be in school for a full day. Then comes universal pre-K for 4yo, and then 3yo. None of these programs will close academic gaps that result from IQ and culture. Married 2-parent families that think their 3yo should be at home won't benefit from the program but will pay taxes for it.

[SkyDancer]

And then they have graduation ceremonies with cap and gown going into the 1st. grad.

[BenLurkin]

And yes, that includes your children.

[Fungi]

Nothing more than indoctrination camps to make make lifelong brownshirts. Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6 (NIV)

We are here: “If there are no absolutes by which to judge society, then society is absolute.” Francis Schaeffer, How Shall We Then Live? (Old Tappan NJ: Fleming H Revell Company, 1976), p. 224.

[Navy Patriot]

When Public School Starts at Age 3

So the young Comrades can learn to turn their parents in to the Kindergarten Commissars sooner.

[Seruzawa]

It won’t be optional. The State wants to start brainwashing as early as possible.

[ml/nj]

The Times keeps advocating reducing "gaps" but fewer and fewer schvatzas can read and write when they leave high school. Maybe we should return to the status quo ante?

ML/NJ

[R_Kangel]

............ They are not “Public Schools” .... They’re “Public Indoctrination Centers” .... They want our children earlier so they can be more effective at imprinting acceptable behavior.

[Bonemaker]

“Free public school starting at age four, or even three, is growing in many American cities. “

Why wait so long before the brain washing begins?

[upchuck]

HS ping.

Homeschooling can start at any age. The parent can choose when to start based on the child. I know a young fella whose Mom started homeschooling him at age two. The kid is exceptionally bright. Friends are begging his Mom to put him in regular school where he can get a “structured” education. Not gonna happen.

[lastchance]

They want your children, the sooner the better. My personal opinion- children should not start school until at least 5 years of age. The first two years should focus on informal, play style learning. Formal academic schooling should begin at the age of 7 or 8 depending on the readiness of the child.

The push for early schooling is based in part on the idea that parents will be a poor influence on their children.

[hanamizu]

There have been loads of studies showing that any benefit from the Head Start Program disappear after a few years. But these studies are nearly always ignored because cutting Head Start would be admitting failure.

So with DC schools starting at age 3, how well are the older students doing? I recall reading that at least one DC school was claiming that 100% of its graduates were heading to college even though some students attended only half the time. Oh yes, here it is: https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/11/28/564054556/what-really-happened-at-the-school-where-every-senior-got-into-college

[Intolerant in NJ]

Free public school starting at age four, or even three, is growing in many American cities. It’s gaining traction as a way to help young children learn the reading, counting and social skills that prepare them for kindergarten...when I went to school kindergarten was supposed to be the way to prepare kids with the reading, counting and social skills for elementary school - I have this argument with wife all the time - well, it lets them learn to color in the lines and count and get along with other kids, says she - it's a sop to the teachers unions, says I......

[Intolerant in NJ]

Free public school starting at age four, or even three, is growing in many American cities. It’s gaining traction as a way to help young children learn the reading, counting and social skills that prepare them for kindergarten...when I went to school kindergarten was supposed to be the way to prepare kids with the reading, counting and social skills for elementary school - I have this argument with wife all the time - well, pre-K lets them learn to color in the lines and count and get along with other kids, says she - it's a sop to the teachers unions, says I......

[Uncle Miltie]

Parents don’t parent on the bad side of town. Many kids are lost causes from Day 1.

[momincombatboots]

Institutionalization starting at 3. Talk about brain chemisrty n pathway patterns being permanently altered into a deindividuated existence. More psychos on the way.

[King Moonracer]

Washington DC has one of the best funded programs, but the kids still end up stupid.

[jimfree]

Pre-K is a substitute for parenting, no more - no less.

[Boomer]

Great. More indoctrination and brain washing starting at their most vulnerable age. What could possibly go wrong?

/s

[Mrs. Don-o]

It's rightly called "the Sovietization of American childhood."

Don't put your kids in a Day Orphanage. Don't.

It makes my heart hurt.

[4Liberty]

Parenting doesn’t pay Union dues....