Some people have told me that there are reasons for the poor literacy rates in this country. Each person and family have to take a look at this issue to decide for themselves. But the literacy rates in our elementary schools are appalling with two thirds of fourth graders not reading up to grade level. Many high school graduates have to take remedial classes in college, and some call a high school diploma as fraudulent. Why?….Take a look or at least look at the comments in this book on amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Deliberate-Dumbing-America-Revised-Abridged/product-reviews/0966707117/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&sortBy=recent
Makes one wonder….a poorly educated populace is easier to manipulate. Just make sure that this doesn’t happen at your house.
Start early, and make sure your child is prepared for a fully functioning life.