[blparent] wow kindergarten has changed!

[trishs]

If I have to work to support or help support my family, I do have 
trustworthy, dependable people in my life, thank God.  Amen.
 Not sure how I feel about mandatory K, but I know that I'm 
thankful for the country I choose to live in, in spite of, and 
because of all it's flaws, and I'm happy for the opportunity of 
K.
I have a friend who has a five-year-old boy whom I believe 
belongs in school.  She, in my opinion, isn't committed or 
consistent enough to be "home schooling" him.  I was, shocked by 
the fact that the boy can't count to five!  He could only count 
to three.  He didn't know his phone number and address, or 
birthday, I didn't dare ask about colors, not for blindness 
reasons, just that I was afraid of what I'd find out.  Any way, 
my friend complained one day "The government has my kids for long 
enough every day, I'm in no rush."  I tried to explain that the 
government was not a legal kidnapping agency, and education is 
utmost important in life, and this country doesn't rank very high 
compared to others,.  So I've heard.  So I've been told.  I have 
no reason Not to believe it.
 The most important thing we do as parents is teach.  A-b-c's and 
1 2 3S, and  a e i o u's?  I do things like, count out loud as I 
change my granddaughter's diaper and snap up her one-zi.  "One, 
two, "free" snaps."
 I feel it's our responsibility to introduce concepts.  Plant the 
seeds.  Personally, I don't wish to home school so I take what's 
available, and muttle through.  It's a very scary world we're 
putting these little people in to, and we'd better prepare them.  
If we don't, who will?  The alternative is NOT an option.
How do people not teach their children?



>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com
>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:48:21 -0500
>Subject: Re: [blparent] wow kindergarten has changed!

>The only problem with kindergarten expecting them to already know
>essentially how to read is that soon kindergarten may be made 
mandatory in
>the states where its not and then preschool will become the next 
mandatory
>thing.  When is your child too young to be indoctrinated by the 
system?
>Will you let them have your one-year-old?  Your six-month-old?
>Barbara


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>From: "trishs" <slosser at metrocast.net
>Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 7:48 AM
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>Subject: Re: [blparent] wow kindergarten has changed!

>> Nothing wrong with a high standard of excellence.  If we don't
>> expect it we probably won't get it.  Yaay Kindergarten!

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