Kindergarten good and bad

The opening statement of "low income families" getting in first is terrible. What non-educators don't understand, and that encompasses those with "education backgrounds" making decisions on books and law, is that individuals might need full day and might not need full day kindergarten. Someone's financial siutaiton does not predicate nor accurately predict school performance. Some low income families have children who are "out of the box" ready for school and full day kindergarten, for all of its virtues, would not benefit them as much as half day.

It should be optional, without a doubt, that students may be full or half and and interceding faculty deciding when the "parents" can't or won't. Also ... having taught students, half day is all some kids could do for many reasons: money, transportation, child care, social integration, etc. There have been more than a few students drawn out of full day to half day. Some are drawn out, because they truly perform better at half day. This group does well because of learning out of school, where parents involve themselves in the child's development.

Some students can't hack full day and half day works better. Here's a shocker for people who don't deal with people: pre-school and kindergarteners have been arrested for drugs, assualt, sexual assault, weapons ... not all children can do full day or would you want them really in school with others.

Example: child A (kindergarten half-day) was in an urban school and pushed one child, hit another then struck the teacher. When pulled into the office, child A struck the principal and both arresting officers. Full day must be optional.