I was talking with Sal Rasa the other day and he shared what I consider a startling statistic. "...if a child does not learn to read by the 6th grade or by nine years of age, it's pretty much decided in our school system , especially if it's a boy, that child will be going to jail."Ouch!
Let me share some personal history with you.
Reading is such an important part of my life...it's rare that I don't have five or six books going at once. That doesn't include my research readings, either. I'm talking personal reading, pleasure reading and the like. I know that illiteracy exists and it's painful to me. I routinely offer books we've read to charities and spend time helping folks with their reading skills.
But this...that our education system pretty much puts a checkmark on each child's head, "This one's going to be trouble", is disturbing to me.
You can read Sal Rasa's full post at Building Other Kinds of Work Places.
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