August 14, 2004

Are you ready for pre-kindergarten?

When will we make pre-kindergarten mandatory?

An anti-crime organization released a survey Wednesday that says early education can play a role in the chances that a child could become a criminal.

The group, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, said that children who didn't attend a pre-kindergarten program were more likely to get behind when they started school. The same children also tended to disrupt the classroom and distract other children.

The group said those behaviors can lead to a life of crime and encouraged states to budget money for early education programs.

If your kid doesn't go to pre-kindergarten, he'll likely wind up in jail. Of course, I didn't go to pre-kindergarten. So, I guess I'm doomed to a life of crime.

The results were based on a survey of 800 kindergarten teachers across the country.

Oh, there's no self-serving motive there.

Posted by Blog Jones at August 14, 2004 10:53 AM | Category: Politics

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