No child left without neurosis

Kindergartens in Boston will begin issuing report cards this year, evaluating children on three dozen skills. “I want to give my son the mind-set to get into first grade,” said one father, “rather than the traditional kindergarten fare: milk and cookies, taking naps, reading stories.” A school official said today’s 4-year-olds no longer had time to waste. “Kindergarten,” he said, “should be about preparing them to be 5-year-olds in the real world.”

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