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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All we heard last year was how pre-K and K didn’t need in-person education. Just spend a 1/2 hour a day doing “educational stuff” with your kid. Sesame Street is just as good! Teachers and school are NOT daycare. I don’t think universal pre-K aligns with liberal values anymore, unfortunately. [/quote]

You can definitely tell which kids went to pre-k. They are the ones that know how to stand in line when K starts.

As far as academic skills go, there’s no advantage to be gained in pre-k. Parental involvement matters so much more.
Stop being lazy and go read to your kids.[/quote]

Whether you like it or not, some people aren’t going to do that, and your tax dollars will pay for it in educational services later.  Standing in line (following directions) is an important pre-literacy skill.   Early childhood should happen, should be universal, and should involve our best & brightest educators. If you don’t want to see the other benefits, it makes fiscal sense.  Don’t take my anonymous word for it- honestly look into it.  We’re making a mistake here, not only as a school district, but for a large part, as a country.[/quote]

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