Dafod.com – Tracking Stupidity Worldwide

The New York Times is running this story about Google’s day care program.

Parents who had been paying $1,425 a month for infant care would see their costs rise to nearly $2,500 — well above the market rate.

So an employee who has the misfortune of being a parent has to spend $30,000 on day care? That’s $40,000 considering income tax.

• Why should a company whose mission is to organize the world’s information spend internal resources on day care?
• If you have two kids, wouldn’t you just as well be a stay-at-home parent?
• Why does Google need to have the lowest student:teacher ratios and the latest toys for kids?
• How does a garage landlord become a vice president of a multi gazillion dollar company?
• What does “small children’s ability to chart their own learning paths” even mean? From Wikipedia, “Parents are a vital component to the Reggio Emilia philosophy. Parents are viewed as partners, collaborators and advocates for their children. Teachers respect parents as each child’s first teacher and involve parents in every aspect of the curriculum.”