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Bob Schaffer: “And parents do want the basics for their children. I think most parents understand and if given a choice would choose…”

On the recordSeptember 7, 2000
And parents do want the basics for their children. I think most parents understand and if given a choice would choose the kind of schools that build for their children the kind of intellectual foundation that allows them to learn more and at exponential rates as they grow older and begin to grow in an academic setting. I have got a question for my colleague, and that is the three R's. In Michigan I assume the 3 R's means about the same thing as it does in Colorado. What do the three R's mean to people in Michigan?
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Bob Schaffer

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Discussing educational priorities and the concept of the three R's in schools.

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