Do you know what I think of when I hear the term “school readiness?” I think that schools are trying very hard to get the children to conform to their style of interacting with children, and so they come up with checklists and identifiers that reflect what they believe to be important. This kind of relationship with children gives them little voice and power, and is not democratic. Furthermore, adults will struggle to have children pidgeon-hole their very being into what they believe to be important which can contribute to an even worse problem than not being “school ready.” It can lead to mistrust and apathy which is certainly rampant in our schools.
