Should the state provide free nursery education for all children?

Question

um yeah should they?

Answer 1

No they should not. Preschool is optional. If you decide to send your child to preschool you should have to pay for it. Today preschool has become what kindergarten was. A chance to learn socialization and to get used to being in a school setting. Parents pushing for there kids to get into school earlier so they don't have to pay daycare expense or so they can do things they want to do has caused this change to kindergarten. Now children are required to do far more in kindergarten than ever before. Parents say this is needed to help kids academically, but can you say that high school-or are any smarter than the students of the past. Yeah, they are learning things in high school that they would of learned in college, but look at the stress level. No wonder kids today are acting out in violent ways and are very depressed. We don't let kids be kids. I know I will be criticized for my view, but it is just that,my view. Why cant parents of preschool age children work with their children to learn these skill, because they are to busy. As far as the socialization take them to the park or a play group. I am definitely in favor of kindergarten.

Answer 2

yes i believe they should. I have seen children who have never been to any kind of nursery or pre-school starting school, they are behind all the children who have been to nursery and also struggle socially sometimes, as the other children are used to interacting with their peers and they are not. If all parents were willing to teach their children before school and were willing to gain the knowledge to teach them then nursery would not be nessecary but sadly we know that this is not the case. When a child struggles socially then their learning is affected. I definitly think the state should pay.

Answer 3

I think they should. I sadly know a lot of children that are very behind on their language skills and social skills, whose parents don't send them to nursery school because they cannot afford it. It would help, because all the children would have a more level playing field when they got to kindergarten and if a child was behind, it would be better for the problem to be acknowledged by a professional and treated before getting into school.

Answer 4

Preschool education is so important to all children .So if it is not made available to all children they are then not on a level playing field, either free or affordable these children will be behind when they start school. But I think parents also need to be made aware of the difference between preschool and long Daycare.

Answer 5

Yes, they should it helps get our kids one more step ahead on their education. We need it now more than ever. Our children have to compete with very hard working children from countries such as China.

Answer 6

If they did I don't think it should be mandatory. Let kids be kids.

Answer 7

No.........there is no way that states can afford that. They can't even afford to pay for the schools we have now. Teachers' pay is low and programs are being cut all the time because of budget problems. How on earth would they be able to pay for all those teachers and schools? I definitely would not want to pay higher taxes to fund free nursery education for all students. If you decide to have children you should make sure that you either have the money to pay for nursery school or that you take the time to teach your child at home.

Answer 8

Yes  definitely.Education is a basic part of our life and each and everyone should get the opportunity of education.It is one of our civic amenities.

Answer 9

Yes should provide free nursery education for all children.  Of all things, why should states put a price on precious education for young children?

Answer 10

Absolutely not!!  It's not free, someone has to pay for it....

us taxpayers......

Kindergarten through 12th grade is enough!!  Parents need to do their job and parent their kids instead of farming them out to someone else to raise, or plopping them in front of the t.v. with videos,etc...

Should this free nursery school also apply to illegal immigrants?!?!  I don't think so...........

Answer 11

NO!  let kids be kids. we are pushing academics at a too early of an age. I give my preK kids a type of 'proficiency' test mandated by the federal government for Head Start and any other federal preschools. the push for literacy is down into preschool, yet kids lack social skills in many cases. practice reading skills, or practice social skills. there is only so much time in a day, and the 'test' doesn't test a child's ability to function in class.

Answer 12

If the parents do their proper job, their children won't need it--and would actually be held behind because the class would  be geared to the slowest learners.