A Massachusetts kindergarten lesson in anxiety

The Boston Globe reports:

Governor Deval Patrick has championed the expansion of full-day kindergarten and this year has proposed pumping an additional $8.4 million into the program, to the delight of parents across the state. But in some communities - particularly wealthy ones where parents have the financial wherewithal to take time off from careers to care for young children - the move to full-day kindergarten is stirring an unexpected level of anxiety and anger.

A growing chorus of parents now say they want their children home more, and accuse school districts pushing full-day kindergarten of depriving them of quality time together. They say that those districts are meddling in the fundamentals of parenting, such as how much structure to build into young children's lives and how much time to leave unfettered.

Governor Patrick understands the more time the state spends with young children to easier it is to promote the propaganda line that high taxes and high pay for government workers are the salvation of mankind.