Why Preschools in America Began Rolling Out a Radical Agenda
We sacrificed the innocence of little kids so extremists could proliferate their ideas
Twenty years ago, nobody had a bad thing to say about preschools in America. After all, they were like puppies, daffodils, rainbows, and ice cream sundaes; what’s not to love?
Of all the professions in the world, being a preschool teacher was one of the most revered. The public rightfully respected these highly educated professionals (almost exclusively women) who chose a career in which they got paid peanuts in order to do what brought meaning to their lives.
After all, they had one of the most important jobs there is. They were getting little ones excited about learning, curious about the world, and ready to be kind, polite, honest, contributing members of society.
Today, though, some Americans are distrustful of preschool teachers and have good reason to be. They realize that the best ones have either retired or resigned and some of the new ones are pushing a radical agenda. Instead of protecting the innocence of their young students, this new breed seeks to indoctrinate them.
The decline in quality began with inclusion
Twenty years ago, there were a lot of problems in the world to tackle, but America’s preschools weren’t one of them. They were humming along just fine.
Some bored bureaucrats in their offices, though, decided they needed an overhaul. These folks surely didn’t know a lick about early childhood education. They didn’t have an iota of respect for preschool teachers.
The new policy these bureaucrats came up with fundamentally changed preschools in America—both public and private ones. They cleverly dubbed it “inclusion.” It’s what led to a drastic decline in quality and the rise of a radical agenda.
Professors in early childhood education spoke of inclusion in the most glowing terms. It became the latest buzzword on the lips of preschool administrators. Teachers were required to attend classes on it where they were brainwashed into believing inclusion was the best thing since sliced bread.
If a preschool teacher dared to question anything about inclusion or, God forbid, point out its limitations, she was considered a repugnant human being. There was no room for differences of opinion in the inclusion cult.
Since the word sounds a lot like “include,” many folks were easily fooled into believing it was a wholly wonderful and welcoming thing. They didn’t realize it would lead to many experienced teachers feeling disrespected and quitting.
They didn’t realize it would lead young folks to shun the profession. They didn’t realize it would lead to a shortage of early childhood educators.
They didn’t realize it would disproportionately hurt Black and Brown kids in low-income communities. They didn’t realize it would usher in a new breed of young teachers who had extreme objectives that served their own needs, not the needs of their students.
I can’t carry him
Inclusion meant little ones with serious cognitive, physical, psychological, and/or behavioral issues no longer attended preschool programs run by the counties or by non-profits. They were no longer taught by special education teachers. They no longer received the small group instruction they needed.
Instead, these children were placed in private and public preschools throughout the community. They were put in classrooms with preschool teachers who had no training in how to manage their special needs.
In the inclusion cult, though, everybody was just supposed to pretend it was all fine and dandy, join hands, and sing Kumbaya. They weren’t supposed to point out that these children weren’t getting the services they required. They weren’t supposed to notice that the presence of these youngsters compromised the other children’s learning.
Teachers weren't supposed to complain that they were now managing their classes while simultaneously being full-time aides to a youngster with profound needs. Nobody was supposed to point out that the parents of these children with special needs now had all the power and were calling the shots.
The job requirements for preschool teachers changed. It now included carrying a youngster with special needs from one place to another. Some of these kids were older than most preschoolers and weighed over 50 pounds.
Needless to say, many teachers older than 40 weren’t willing to risk a lifetime of back pain in order to keep their minimum wage jobs. They had no union to protect them nor any human resources department to advocate for them. Many resigned or retired.
When they walked out the door, they took a wealth of knowledge and experience with them that couldn’t be replaced. Preschools across the country lost the sound judgment and worldly wisdom of an older generation. They lost the elders who would have guided younger preschool teachers.
Defending the Early Years
Today, this new breed of preschool teachers has a far different agenda than prior ones. Early childhood educators once adhered to “developmentally appropriate practices.” This meant they were always cognizant of protecting little ones from information they weren’t yet ready to handle.
In the past, teachers focused on making preschool a magical place where boys and girls could play, pretend, and just be sweet little innocent kids.They knew a child’s educational journey started by learning about themselves. It then progressed to learning about their families, neighborhoods, and communities. It stayed small and never became overwhelming.
In the past, no teacher in their right mind would ever imagine promoting their own political and social agenda to a group of preschoolers. Today, though, some in the profession have no qualms whatsoever about doing just that.
In fact, that’s why they became preschool teachers. Their aim is to turn little ones into political activists, social justice warriors, and pro-trans militants.
While many would assume this behavior is fringe, they’d be surprised how mainstream it’s become in a very short period of time. One of the most influential early childhood organizations in the nation, Defending the Early Years, is now on board.
On their website, they promote banned books that are pro-trans. One of these is an ABC board book entitled A Is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara.
The letter L reads: “L-G-B-T-Q! Love who you choose, cuz love is true! Liberate your notions of limited emotions and celebrate with pride our links of devotion.”
The letter T reads: “T is for trans. Tulips, tassels, tigers, tractors, and tiaras. Trust in the true. The he, she, and they that is you.”
A primer for a pro-trans agenda
Amazon sells a children’s book entitled It Feels Good to be Yourself: a Book About Gender Identity by Theresa Thorn. The site says it’s recommended for youngsters 4 and older. There are countless YouTube videos of librarians and teachers reading this book for clicks and money.
Anyone who’s studied early childhood education (or has been a parent) knows that 4-year-olds are just beginning to strongly identify as either a boy or girl. It Feels Good to be Yourself is clearly written by an author who knows little about preschoolers but is eager to promote her own radical agenda and make money by doing so.
Everything about the book—a primer about gender identity— would confuse and overwhelm little kids. It would oversaturate them with information they’re not yet ready to handle. In fact, most adults over 40 wouldn’t be able to absorb all this book throws at them!
It starts off: “This is Ruthie. She is a transgender girl. That means when she was born, everyone thought she was a boy. Until she grew a little older—old enough to tell everyone that she’s actually a girl.”
It goes on to introduce concepts that are highly inappropriate for preschoolers such as what it means to be non-binary and cisgender.
The vast majority of Americans—taxpayers who pay for the books in school libraries—have no idea this radical pro-trans agenda is being disseminated to kids. Today, parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles worry about children in their lives who are confused about their gender. They see them suffer from anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation.
However, these concerned adults don’t understand that preschools have become ground zero for spreading the pro-trans agenda. For most folks, it would be too much to believe. They’d think it was made up—that it was a conspiracy theory. Sadly, though, it’s all too real.