Sara Hoyt has a good post on public education. In Malice or Incompetence? Sarah points out how our government schools have become places where children are being taught not to read. She starts with:
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Recently I came across a news article estimating that 80% of NYC graduates cannot read and write and are functionally illiterate. I’d bet those numbers are not far off across the country, and it wasn’t a surprise. What was a surprise was what my son told me when I discussed the matter with him.
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It is so sad. It is hard to imagine that 80% are functionally illiterate.