Ronald Reagan: “Schools can't do their job if a child doesn't come to school with a…”

On the recordJune 29, 1983

Schools can't do their job if a child doesn't come to school with a readiness and a willingness to learn, and that begins at home.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at a Regional Forum of the National Commission on Excellence in Education in Whittier, California

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Ronald Reagan: “Schools can't do their job if a child doesn't come to school with a readiness and a willingness to learn, and that…”