Let them tend cows

In this post for the opinion pages of the New York Times, Meredith F. Small argues that instead of overloading small children with school work,  we should be giving them age appropriate tasks that contribute to the household economy and  help them to master life skills. I like it :)

Thanks to Althouse for the link.

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/06/12/whos-ready-for-kindergarten/young-children-should-have-chores-not-desks