Colorado's Early Childhood Education Commission wants womb to workforce "guidance" of students.
“Early literacy, we know, is a key to long-term education success,” said Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia, who was instrumental in developing the plan. “We also know it’s not something that begins and ends in third grade, or even begins in kindergarten. It really begins at birth.”
Okay, I'm with you so far. We started teaching our kids early and, by the time they were kindergarten age, they were doing second grade material. At that point, we decided that homeschooling would be a better choice but it goes to show that kids are ready for academic learning much earlier than people realize. They're not always ready for school but they are certainly ready for the ABCs and 123s at three and four.
It transcends digestion of the written word and hinges on the interplay of nutrition, health care and other support services government provides to families, Garcia said.
Wait, what? Did he really just say that kids can't be educated without huge nanny-state programs? It sounds like another round of "it's for the children" to create new government programs and protect existing ones from cuts.
The article goes on to talk, briefly, about the pros and cons of higher standards for childcare centers. Having high standards isn't a bad thing in and of itself but increasing the standards will almost certainly increase the costs of childcare. If a family can still afford childcare, they will have even less money for the rest of the family's needs.
The increased cost of childcare will then provide lawmakers with an excuse to create another big government program to confiscate money from everyone to help pay for childcare for "the poor". Don't forget Lt. Gov Garcia's claim that all of the other government support services are essential. The have to have more of your money, too.
This is sounding more and more like another big government power grab. Don't worry though. "It's for the children."
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