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DeadLetterOffice

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6. Depressing, and yet...

Mon May 6, 2013, 10:02 PM

May 2013

...I have to say that I'm not sure kids should be in school earlier than they already are -- at least not with our current teach-to-the-test school environments. My school district (in upstate NY) has instituted a lovely new thing called "test endurance training," wherein they put kindergartners in chairs and have them practice sitting for 45 minutes. So they'll know how to do it when they have to start taking the Common Core exams in 3rd grade. Seriously.
Something is very, very wrong with our educational system. And until it gets put right, sending kids to school at an earlier age just seems like a way to steal more of their childhood.

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We're getting beat on preschool. Dial up warning. [View all] sheshe2 May 2013 OP

Blame the American voter. They Love to vote for Republicans who Love to ... BlueJazz May 2013 #1

k and r for one damned depressing graphic niyad May 2013 #2

I know, niyad. sheshe2 May 2013 #3

K & R LeftInTX May 2013 #4

K & R !!! WillyT May 2013 #5

Depressing, and yet... DeadLetterOffice May 2013 #6

What's depressing is that we have to worry about getting 3-year-olds into the rat race. WTF? reformist2 May 2013 #7

We did private preschool for our son and it was so worth it. aikoaiko May 2013 #8

I know a kid in preschool in Mexico nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #9

Not snarky, but why does this even matter? kiva May 2013 #10

The Obama adminstration is advocating for free, quality, universal preschool RayOfHope May 2013 #11

Or kids could just have a few years to be kids. kiva May 2013 #13

And most everything else Spider Jerusalem May 2013 #12

Denmark's usual starting age is 1? Jamaal510 May 2013 #14

same bullshit as 'american schools are failing!!!!" more education deform propaganda. HiPointDem May 2013 #15