Mandatory Kindergarten Law Passes In Wisconsin

I'm bummed out. They passed legislation requiring all 5 year old children to attend Kindergarten before entering into first grade. As if truancy officers weren't busy enough?

Seriously, I think this is to set the precedent for mandating Pre-K enrollment. Soon your 4 year old will be required to leave their home, being separated from the family at such a young age.

Because we are life long homeschoolers, this doesn't really effect my family, however, perhaps the new law will cause some newer homeschooling families to pause. You can't homeschool for kindergarten, and then expect to enroll your child in a public school the next year without approval from the school board. 

This new law is all about money. Its not about preparing children for a solid education. It will take more money to staff more teachers, build more classrooms, but hey, it also means free daycare! Now both parents can work! Better send all those daycare teachers back to school for their teacher licensing. (Tuition dollars feed the machine too.)

It has been proved that removing children from the home at an early age DOES NOT increase a person's capacity for learning. In fact, the opposite has been proved. Young children need the security of a loving home.

Its not like our public schools are the perfect place for a person to get an education either, so why are we insisting on sending young, not ready, children into an imperfect method? I know many 5 year olds that developed later and were not ready for Kindergarten at 5. Some do better beginning at age 6 or 7. I guess it just means more ADHD medicine sales.

I work with a young mom who has been telling me of her daughter's struggles adjusting to kindergarten this year. My heart breaks because its clear her teacher is failing to understand this little girl's heart.

I don't care how great a teacher could be, no one loves your children like you do. Its not only spiritual, but its also biological. There are wonderful teachers out there, but they can only do so much for each child when they have 10 or more to look after. (Many school ratios are higher than that.) Teachers would rather teach, than be disciplinarians. They can't share their passions and mentor children if they are being asked to raise them in the absence of parental influence.

Our society already suffers terribly from the breakdown of the family unit. Parents and children are pulled apart rather than unified.

I feel so blessed my boys have had the chance to bond together as siblings, because they've been learning and living together 24/7 in our family unit since the day DS10 was born. The reality is, they will spend more of their lives together than they can share with their parents. I will most likely, pass on while they still have many years left on this earth. I can leave knowing they have each others back. Blood is thicker than water.

I will continue to fight for my right to raise my children the best way I see fit, and being a law abiding citizen, I will continue to pay taxes, which most likely will be raised now. I can of course use my vote on election day, but the reality is, I'm a minority living in a dumbed down America.