Comments on: Back to School – Warehousing your kids http://www.girlontheright.com/2010/09/07/back-to-school-warehousing-your-kids/ For girls with pearls... Since 2004 Sun, 13 May 2012 10:04:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: MissaA http://www.girlontheright.com/2010/09/07/back-to-school-warehousing-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-11539 MissaA Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:52:48 +0000 http://girlontheright.com/2010/09/07/back-to-school-warehousing-your-kids/#comment-11539 All-day kindergartens have time set aside for naps and unstructured play. Those are not things that children are deprived of in kindergarten. You say, "Free daycare for the middle class" like it was a bad thing. And don't working class kids go to kindergarten too? It has been the case for at least a decade now that for most people it is not a viable option to raise a family on a single income. Incomes have not gone up with inflation. Individuals are not paid a "family wage". So some kind of public daycare services are a lot more necessary than you think. All-day kindergartens have time set aside for naps and unstructured play. Those are not things that children are deprived of in kindergarten.

You say, “Free daycare for the middle class” like it was a bad thing. And don’t working class kids go to kindergarten too?

It has been the case for at least a decade now that for most people it is not a viable option to raise a family on a single income. Incomes have not gone up with inflation. Individuals are not paid a “family wage”. So some kind of public daycare services are a lot more necessary than you think.

]]> By: Angus MacDonald http://www.girlontheright.com/2010/09/07/back-to-school-warehousing-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-11524 Angus MacDonald Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:54:21 +0000 http://girlontheright.com/2010/09/07/back-to-school-warehousing-your-kids/#comment-11524 I hated nursery school more than kindergarten. In nursery school some dork would run around giving out wedgies. But in kindergarten we got to nap on thin mats on the floor to toughen us up. And we got to shove plasticine up our noses. Back in those days (the 40's) you flunked grade 1 if you couldn't spell shit. One kid in my class flunked both grade one and two. But today he's richer than short bread. I hated nursery school more than kindergarten. In nursery school some dork would run around giving out wedgies. But in kindergarten we got to nap on thin mats on the floor to toughen us up. And we got to shove plasticine up our noses. Back in those days (the 40′s) you flunked grade 1 if you couldn’t spell shit. One kid in my class flunked both grade one and two. But today he’s richer than short bread.

]]> By: Terry http://www.girlontheright.com/2010/09/07/back-to-school-warehousing-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-11522 Terry Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:04:48 +0000 http://girlontheright.com/2010/09/07/back-to-school-warehousing-your-kids/#comment-11522 All day schedule of kindergarden prepares kids for the all day grade one class they take, the year after. No kid can fail kindergarden but you can fail grade one. Plus it might toughen them up too, the little brats. One year left until my oldest starts kindergarden, and yes I can't wait to start saving $ on babysitting. All day schedule of kindergarden prepares kids for the all day grade one class they take, the year after. No kid can fail kindergarden but you can fail grade one. Plus it might toughen them up too, the little brats.
One year left until my oldest starts kindergarden, and yes I can’t wait to start saving $ on babysitting.

]]> By: Scott http://www.girlontheright.com/2010/09/07/back-to-school-warehousing-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-11513 Scott Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:41:19 +0000 http://girlontheright.com/2010/09/07/back-to-school-warehousing-your-kids/#comment-11513 I guess I shouldn't be surprised at your reaction to my comments. The line about not liking children in the first place told me to expect this. Good luck Wendy, try to get over whatever it is about children that pisses you off so. Reply all you like, this will be my last word on this. I can read the lefty blogs for this kind of opinion. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised at your reaction to my comments. The line about not liking children in the first place told me to expect this. Good luck Wendy, try to get over whatever it is about children that pisses you off so. Reply all you like, this will be my last word on this. I can read the lefty blogs for this kind of opinion.

]]> By: Stu Pitazz http://www.girlontheright.com/2010/09/07/back-to-school-warehousing-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-11512 Stu Pitazz Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:33:58 +0000 http://girlontheright.com/2010/09/07/back-to-school-warehousing-your-kids/#comment-11512 Guilty conscience? Someone wanting their children to have all the education they can? Sounds like you could have used a little more yourself. Or is this due to a crappy childhood you had? Guilty conscience? Someone wanting their children to have all the education they can? Sounds like you could have used a little more yourself. Or is this due to a crappy childhood you had?

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