“We can invest early to close disparities and prevent achievement gaps, or we can remediate disparities when they are harder and more expensive to close. Investing early allows us to shape the future; investing later chains us to fixing the missed opportunities of the past.â€
James Heckman, economist and Nobel laureate, “The Economics of Inequality,†American Educator, Spring 2011
Hi Irene, In catching up with my email, I belatedly came across your quote:“We can invest early to close disparities and prevent achievement gaps, or we can remediate disparities when they are harder and more expensive to close. Investing early allows us to shape the future; investing later chains us to fixing the missed opportunities of the past.â€
That reminds me of my favorite quote from a church sign along a highway in Ann Arbor: “Prepare and prevent or repair and repent” (-: Thanks for your blog.