Quote Originally Posted by Cataholic
I would just have to add, "what is wrong with PARENTS these days...".

The schools only have the child for 7ish hours, and not all of that is instructional time. The parents have them the rest!

Turn off the TV! Read (and otherwise interact) with your children. Don't leave it up to the schools to do it all.
Absolutely! My mom taught me to read well before I started kindergarten. I remember my teacher being surprised about my ability to read when I started kindergarten...perhaps because not every parent bothers teaching their children before school. I agree. A child's mother is his/her FIRST SCHOOL! Parents need to take more of their children's responsibility in their own hands.