In January 1964, Lyndon B. Johnson declared the “War on Poverty” in a State of the Union address. His dream of a better America was accompanied by the greater prosperity of the postwar years. The country's GNP was rising, unemployment was falling, and personal disposable income was at an all-time high. As the baby boom generation aged, more Americans than ever before would enter the workforce and it was imperative that the county develop a plan for its growing nation. As part of Johnson's War on Poverty, he created the idea of ​​a "Great Society" in which ground rules were established for programs that the president was confident would help the nation. Johnson's very first reference to the Great Society came in a speech to students at Ohio University in Athens, where he proudly boasted "and with your courage, with your compassion and your desire, we will build the great society where no child will go without food. , and no young person will be left without school.” Johnson dedicated himself to this ideal of a new society and, with Sargent Shriver, he worked to create a committee of civil rights activists. He also called on a team made up of sociologists, psychologists and pediatricians, including pediatrician Dr. Robert Cooke of John Hopkins University. Johnson and his team worked rigorously to develop a program to help American children overcome the obstacle of poverty. The name Head Start was chosen to represent the still-present gap between middle- and lower-class children academically and the ideal that this program would give disadvantaged children a much-needed head start in education. education and well-being in general. The announcement has been made. in the spring of 1965, that an official program in advance had been developed and that it was going to be published in paper form... and that it was to serve as a guideline not only for teachers but also for parents. I also believe that parents should be held responsible for their children's successes. As with most government-funded programs, to be eligible, parents must meet a financial criterion to participate in Jumpstart. I think there should also be a mandatory class or number of classes that parents must also attend if their child is ahead. start the program. This serves as reinforcement for the child and helps parents become active in their child's development inside and outside of the classroom. Often, children struggle because they do not have access to consistent support and education. I feel like if parents know they can do better, and since these cycles often tend to repeat themselves, I feel like if educating parents is also a step toward ending the cycle of poverty..