Gary Hart: “The whole situation of labeling a child has become, I think, a big problem in a lot of our government schools. If a…”

“The whole situation of labeling a child has become, I think, a big problem in a lot of our government schools. If a child is told at a young age there is something wrong with him or her, then that child is going to believe it. I think the ultimate solution is, as the gentleman suggests and as Joe Ray pointed out, every child who is given an opportunity to excel and encouraged to excel will. They will to the degree that they are able, instead of to the degree someone told them they can. One of the opportunities tax credits would also gives us is the opportunity for children who would not be able to afford some of the institutions that might believe specialize and be able to help them through a difficulty, whether it is a speech difficulty or some other kind of behavioral problem, that they will have access. I think it is important for their parents to be the ones who can make the choice of which type of educational institution is going to be best for the child.”