Item #4: PreSchool for all.
If there's one area that the federal government has failed in, it is education. Your Wizer has recounted many times why federal government involvement in education is unproductive, and even dangerous. Obama now wants to double down on governments education bet by taking the last couple of developmental years out of parents' hands.
Either the government is desperate enough to go for an even earlier socialistic indoctrination, or it's the only area of growth left for an outdated big-government program. At a time when we really should be rethinking the federal role in education, Obama wants to push on through to a bigger, more intrusive government protected entity.
It's for the children, they'll say.
Don't be fooled. They've been saying that for years, and every year, the children are worse off. No it's not for the children; it's for the department of education. The department of education. What did we do before there was a department of education? We did a lot more math, science, reading, and arithmetic. What do we do now that there is a department of education? We do diversity studies. We do self esteem seminars. We create gun-free target zones.
The department of education, started by Jimmy Carter has 3000 employees and a budget of $12B. Not much by federal spending standards. But elimination would free up the states to run a more efficient school system. That's where the real savings are.
It's time to retire the education department. return all the money to the states. Let them figure out the best way to teach their students what they need to know. A natural diversity of education systems is the more resilient path.
Most importantly, do not turn over your pre-school kids to this government. Instead, use that time more productively by spending this important time with your child.
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