Support VPK
Re Dave Lawrence Jr.’s Feb. 1 article, We must invest more fully in pre-K: He is correct about VPK being important for all 4-year-olds, even though our governor and state Legislature hardly believe in any education, especially for poor and disadvantaged children — particularly boys and girls born here to undocumented parents.
I have a 6-year-old grandson and 4-year-old granddaughter who attended a Montessori school and who now attend an Archdiocese of Miami school in Miami-Dade County.
Every day, I’m amazed at how much they know, especially compared to kids the same age who, I know, as the co-founder of the Sacred Heart Outreach Center in the Homestead/Florida City area, do not or cannot attend VPK.
If you support Lawrence’s position, let your Florida legislators know.
Tom Comerford,
Miami
This story was originally published February 6, 2016 at 12:00 PM with the headline "Support VPK."