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A sort of pre-pre-Kindergarten
Posted By jake
State Rep. Stacey Campfield, not a fan in particular of the state-funded pre-K (views as free daycare on the sly) is proposing a requirement on the parents to obtain the state-funded pre-K: come to some classes yourself. The way Campfield sees it, the parents get their free daycare, and the state gets more involved parents.
On the one hand, the notion of getting parents more involved in their child’s school life is extremely appealing. Involved parents help make great schools. On the other, is there really any way for an outside force to stimulate (or even mandate) a more involved parent? Or do you see this proposal as a more cynical one, aimed at reducing the number of kids enrolled?
Sep 8th, 2008
Pre-K funding and support is one of the few things this state has ever done right. Campfield doesn’t know what he is talking about.
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I’m an educator and no Campfield fan, but when he and I met at a private social gathering last winter, and we discussed this very proposal. I disagree with most of what he says and does, but this makes some sense, no matter which way you slice it. Parents can make a bigger difference in their kids’ educational outcomes than anybody else.
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