I get it. But the day cares have taken the place of pre school. And parents can read with kids in evenings as well. Sometimes it feels to me the big pre K thing is to simply get the kids into free government day care. They don’t even do well enough with k-3 now.

The menstrual cycle changes among Hassidic Jewish women was something as well.

Which is why universal pre-K seems like a viable option. It's not day care it's preschool. This is when kids need structure the most and MANY lack it through no fault of their own.

The menstrual cycle changes among Hassidic Jewish women was something as well.

Call it whatever you want. The idea would be that anyone would have the ability to take their kid there.

Parents don’t need more places to dump their kids. They need more time with them.

Parents don’t need more places to dump their kids. They need more time with them.

The menstrual cycle changes among Hassidic Jewish women was something as well.

Parents don’t need more places to dump their kids. They need more time with them.

What if they both need to work? What if it is a single parent household and that parent needs to work?

All of this is so stupid. You're about to witness the largest scale divestment from urban poor neighbourhoods since white flight. The police are just going to pull out and once businesses realize that when they call 911 for theft, shoplifting, assault etc. at their stores there will be no police response, they'll leave too. What teacher is going to want to work in a place where a student can assault them without any repercussions for a bad grade?

Yet here you guys are talking about pre-K the delusion is off the damn charts.

For instance they were never taught that Columbus was a slave owner.

. The problem with government is every time it tries to solve a problem, it causes 6 more.

There is not a damned thing wrong with people who are bull shitters.

I understand those needs, but allowing everyone to use it will only cause more problems. The problem with government is every time it tries to solve a problem, it causes 6 more.

The menstrual cycle changes among Hassidic Jewish women was something as well.

Sometimes we should ask about how we can make it that both parents don’t work all the time or always the same time. I am not coming from some religious or moral angle but it’s sad to consider.

I am 53. I guess the generation behind me is the last to have parents home and a decent bungalow life? Now both parents work their ass off to make enough to dump their kids somewhere at 6 months old to pay a giant mortgage.

The menstrual cycle changes among Hassidic Jewish women was something as well.

Both parents are high school grads. Both work retail jobs making 30k-40k per year pre-tax. They have two pre-school aged kids. What does a budget for these people look like in Peoria assuming they rent a two bedroom apartment?

I apologize but I’m never going to be on the side that government/ school will have my kid for 7am to 4pm age 2-18.

The menstrual cycle changes among Hassidic Jewish women was something as well.

Parents don’t need more places to dump their kids. They need more time with them.

The menstrual cycle changes among Hassidic Jewish women was something as well.

Laurence Holmes is a fucking weirdo, a nerd in denial, and a wannabe. Not a very good radio host either.

This is going to reach a head pretty soon.

Which is why universal pre-K seems like a viable option. It's not day care it's preschool. This is when kids need structure the most and MANY lack it through no fault of their own.

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This is going to reach a head pretty soon.

I think a good argument could be made that school should start before Kindergarten but the very concept of universal pre-K is basically free day care. Even at the age of 4, most of the day in preschool is basically just letting them play.

You are right. The really funny thing I bowed out of last night is he accepts no counter at all then says there was none. I feel simply looking at this board and seeing that there is a general attitude that public schools are anywhere from bad to horrible to under performing. So giving children for 3 more years on the front end which may be ultimately more important than k-8 should not be dismissed as a concern for many.

The menstrual cycle changes among Hassidic Jewish women was something as well.