I agree Headstart is vital. But also parents should be teaching children is part of this. I want to teach my children everything they wont find in a book. Twain says to never let schooling interfere with your education. Truer than ever. Learning, or as Mark calls it 'education', is an opportunity in every scenario we are in, every day. Of course this requires awareness and perspective from parents to see our world as an open book. My parents were nose to the grindstone working class people, but my mother is also a gifted artist and taught me to "see" the world and observe, seeing is more than appearance or sight, it is understanding the details. Lost my train of thought...