George Graf: What a fabulous program. Getting children to enter pre-school or kindergarten on a much more level playing field is key to helping the early disadvantaged to keep up with their peers. Pouring money into school “catch up” programs for the lives of the disadvantaged students only seems to make a small dent in closing their peer gap.
Veteran photo sleuth George Graf of Palmyra, Va., sent along this mystery photo that looks like it could be in Charleston, but is it? (Hint: Probably not.) But where is it? Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live.
Intrepid photo sleuth George Graf of Palmyra, Va., sent this issue’s mystery and it is sure to befuddle the cagiest of photo puzzlers. Hints: It’s in Europe and it might not be a church. Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live.
George Graf: I noticed on your Charleston web page that it is your ninth year celebration of your Charleston Currents and you wanted to know what the weekly publication of good news means to me.
If you traveled during the Thanksgiving holiday, you might have seen this lighthouse. Or you could remember it from a previous spot of traveling. Where is this photo sent in by veteran photo sleuth George Graf of Palmyra, Va.? Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live.
George Graf, Palmyra, Va.: I strongly agree with Mr. Kaynard, but would like to add my two cents. Concerning education and good jobs, I also strongly believe that we as an American society and more so, the parents need to address the problem with a child’s education at an early age. Many research studies have shown that the overwhelming majority of children of a low socio-economic class are far behind higher economic classes on the first day of formal schooling.
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