Geoffrey Canada: Education starts very early


	Geoffrey Canada: Education starts very early

tumblon

9-20-2008 11:47 PM

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parenting, education

tumblon says:

Geoffrey Canada's bet is right: that getting off to the right start means that you won't need superhuman remediation later. What this quotation doesn't capture is that it is JUST as important to start with PARENTS from birth as it is children.

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