“I think of those kids, those boys, who will get passed on from grade 1 to grade 2 to grade 3 to grade 4 without ever learning to read. By grade 6, they are ‘behaviour problems.’ By high school, they are drop outs on drugs. I try to think of them. That is why I am here.”
--Jo-Anne Gross, founder, Remediation Plus
I was a bit mystified last month when I read Premier Kathleen Wynne being quoted that full-day kindergarten is saving parents $6,500 per year in daycare costs. Given that the biggest opponents of the program accuse the government of providing nothing but “free” daycare to buy votes, I wondered why she would be reinforcing this belief by making such a statement.
Unfortunately for anyone looking for her statement in writing, those remarks - evidence of the program’s true objective - have been removed from the Ministry of Education’s website (more...)
H/T to Socialist Studies
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