Tuesday, February 22, 2011

How They Gonna Learn if They Can't Read?

Wisconsin and its school teachers are in the news today, so how are the schools faring?  Well, two-thirds of its eighth graders cannot read on a proficient level.  The answer to lack of accomplishments in school is so often to spend more money.  That has not worked in Wisconsin.  Spending per student in 1998 was $4,956, compared to $10,791 in  2009.  The 1998 figure equates to $6,546 in 2008 dollars.

If a child is a poor reader, he or she will have difficulty in all subjects and will struggle to complete high school.
That is why excellent kindergarten and first grade teachers are most vital. I remember when I was in the  second grade some kids had not learned to read well.  If a child learns to read and enjoy reading, learning becomes a pleasure rather than an unpleasant task.  Test scores compared with those of other nations show us falling behind.  We must have better schools.  Have public schools become too poor to save?

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