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Originally Posted by bronco67
It would probably be more important for pre-school to be subsidized. Just imagine how much better off the country would be if every child, regardless of what's going on at home was able to get an education before public school. Think about the crimes that will never be committed because some kid got on the right track early.
My wife is a teacher, and sees the difference between kids who went to pre-k versus the ones with no previous formal education. My 4 month old daughter just started day care, and it's basically a school with a curriculum. She'll be there all the way up until the time she goes to kindergarten. There's no one who can tell me she(or any other kid) won't have a head start against other kids who can't afford it.
The country would be better off if EVERY child had the opportunity to do this. It's the one socialist thing that even rich people should get behind. Those tax dollars paying for that inner city kid's pre-school might be the thing that keeps that same kid from breaking into your house 20 years later to murder your family --- or gives you an employee who will increase your profits.
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I think you are correct that people that put their kids in pre-k is better off than people who does not. I do not think it will help the society to put everyone in pre-k (free or paid), your kids and other kids have a head start because of the mentality in the home where the kids grow up.
People who put kids in pre-k is aware that education is important and / or they are busy professionals that can afford it. Typically both types of family would like to see their kids succeed in life hence they start out early.
You can help kids from troubled families to succeed in life by offering a more customized educational program followed by after-school activities that offer the stimulation and challenges they need to get a success feeling.
Offering free Pre-K and other benefits to parents who goes back to get a college degree would help both them and their kids.
I think free college would lower the high school dropout rate, I'm sure there is a lot of kids that see they have no future in college so they'll just drop out from high school if they found a cool gang or got some minimum paying job