I was in the presence of greatness

OK, maybe that's a stretch. It wasn't like I was talking to the Pope or the President of the United States. But if you're involved in early childhood development work, then you might describe it just that way. Dr. Lawrence Schweinhart, President and CEO of the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation, has a lot to say about the role of high-quality early childhood education in our society, and I, for one, wanted to hear it. Do you? Don't get me wrong, for awhile, I thought he was talking German, or maybe Japanese. He's a researcher by nature. But what impresses me about the man is that he can think about research and how it applies to public policy, quality programming, etc. That makes him approachable, in my view. And an important part of the team.

But he's not the only member. We're all experts in some way. We've been children, are raising children, or know families/friends that are trying to do so successfully. And we need your input. If you listen to the podcast, you'll hear that I asked Dr. Schweinhardt the question: what role does literacy play in our broader early childhood agenda?

What do you think of his answer? Do you agree?