John Freitag: Cleverness has its consequences

Editor’s note: This commentary is by John Freitag, of Strafford, who is past president of the Newton School PTA, Newton School facilities manager for 33 years (retired) and current member of the Strafford Selectboard and moderator of the Universalist Society of Strafford.
I still recall Gov. Peter Shumlin touting his idea for providing pre-K stipends for all 3- and 4-year-olds in the state during an interview with Bob Kinzel on “Vermont Edition.” Gov. Shumlin went on to say tha