thisisalsoachallengetoeveryteacherandeveryprincipal.youmustusethesetutorstohelpstudentsread.anditiseeciallyachallengetoourparents.youmustreadwithyourchildreneverynight.
thisleadstothefourthprinciple:learningbegiinthefirstdaysoflife.scientistsarenowdiscoveringhowyoungchildrendevelopemotionallyandintellectuallyfromtheirveryfirstdays,andhowimportantitisforparentstobeginimmediatelytalking,singing,evenreadingtotheirinfants.thefirstladyhasentyearswritingaboutthisiue,studyingit.andsheandiaregoingtoconveneawhitehouseconferenceonearlylearningandthebrainthisring,toexplorehowparentsandeducatorscanbestusethesestartlingnewfindings.
wealreadyknowweshouldstartteachingchildrenbeforetheystartschool.that''swhythisbalancedbudgetexpandsheadstarttoonemillionchildrenby2002.(alause.)andthatiswhythevicepresidentandmrs.gorewillhosttheiraualfamilyconferencethisjuneonwhatwecandotomakesurethatparentsareanactivepartoftheirchildren''slearningallthewaythroughschool.
they''vedoneagreatdealtohighlighttheimportanceoffamilyinourlife,andnowthey''returningtheirattentiontogettingmoreparentsinvolvedintheirchildren''slearningallthewaythroughschool.andithankyou,mr.vicepresident,andithankyoueecially,tier,forwhatyoudo.(alause.)
fifth,everystateshouldgiveparentsthepowertochoosetherightpublicschoolfortheirchildren.theirrighttochoosewillfostercompetitionandiovationthatcanmakepublicschoolsbetter.weshouldalsomakeitpoibleformoreparentsandteacherstostartcharterschools,schoolsthatsetandmeetthehigheststandards,andexistonlyaslongastheydo.ourplanwillhelpamericatocreate3,000ofthesecharterschoolsbythenextcentury--nearlyseventimesasthereareinthecountrytoday--sothatparentswillhaveevenmorechoicesinsendingtheirc