Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Fri, Sep 12 2003
Let Them Be Kids
Am I the only one who thinks schooling in America is becoming an Olympic sport? This article is just one example of the move to institutionalize children at younger and younger ages. There is conception, then birth, and then it seems, a race to get the child into daycare, play groups, pre-school, and then kindergarten, and then fierce competition to get the little nippers into just the right elementary school so they can get be on the right track for Harvard, Stanford or MIT.
Why do people even have kids anymore? Most don't burp them, clothe them, read to them, play with them or teach them their colors. These tasks are all left to professional caregivers and teachers.
It would serve us all right if the kids decided to go for a retro-hippie lifestyle. I can just imagine all of them wearing their faded little jeans and tie-dyed shirts, and passing flowers and love beads to each other. They'll be organizing sit-ins via pagers and cell phones. And they won't trust anybody over the age of puberty.
posted at: 13:35 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
Am I the only one who thinks schooling in America is becoming an Olympic sport? This article is just one example of the move to institutionalize children at younger and younger ages. There is conception, then birth, and then it seems, a race to get the child into daycare, play groups, pre-school, and then kindergarten, and then fierce competition to get the little nippers into just the right elementary school so they can get be on the right track for Harvard, Stanford or MIT.
Why do people even have kids anymore? Most don't burp them, clothe them, read to them, play with them or teach them their colors. These tasks are all left to professional caregivers and teachers.
It would serve us all right if the kids decided to go for a retro-hippie lifestyle. I can just imagine all of them wearing their faded little jeans and tie-dyed shirts, and passing flowers and love beads to each other. They'll be organizing sit-ins via pagers and cell phones. And they won't trust anybody over the age of puberty.
posted at: 13:35 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
