curse10

Mon, 26 May 2008 17:17:00 -0500

This is the same Globe reporter who did this lovely article on South End yuppie scum and their brats.

tbobtubb

Mon, 26 May 2008 16:50:18 -0500

This is getting way ridiculous. Quoting the article, Mrs. Snotskill "fretted that it would force additional, though not necessarily needed, instruction upon her 4-year-old daughter." Wow, forcing additional instructional upon a child is hardly what we want, right? What's ironic about all this is that Mrs. Snotskill complains about schools intruding upon the learning process, but forces her daughter to participate in dance lessons and music lessons. Mrs. Snotskill? WAKE UP! She's four years old. She's got time. What really made my blood boil, though, was the comment from the Concord Snotskill, Wanda Gleason, who implied that full-day K was only good for "at-risk communities." Ack. I followed the link to the South Bay Center article, and I guess all-day Kindergarten is only good for "Riff-Raff." Furthermore, the idea of parents pulling their children from class halfway through is ludicrous. If I had been pulled every day from middle/high school by my parents, I wouldn't have had enough credits to graduate. If I skipped half of my classes in college because it interfered with my schedule, I would have flunked out. I say the solution is to refuse passage to first grade if a Kindergartener doesn't attend full days. It pains me to say this, because a four-year old has no way to make their own decision, but maybe once the kid is 18 years old and still in Kindergarten, their parents will wise up and just let them have half-days. Shame on the parents who are against all day kindergarten, and the weak public officials who acquiesce to their demands. Do I smell $$$$??! I guess I wouldn't know; I only had half a day of Kindergarten when I was a kid, so obviously I'm stupid, and "at risk."

Bostonist: Meet the Snotskills: On a Mission Against All-Day Kindergarten

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