[pepsionice]

The question here....what exactly are they doing for twelve years? They have to shuffle everyone around, in some pretend-to-read act? Then graduate them, and discover months later in college....they read mostly at the 5th grade level? I don’t get it.

If this is it...the kid is maximized at age fifteen and the last three years of high school mean nothing much....then let’s let the kid graduate and leave. The money spent on the last three years is totally wasted.

[2ndDivisionVet]

My stepson graduated in 2007 from a highly-rated school district North of Fort Worth. He says a lot of teachers would just play a movie on DVD somewhat related to the class subject (i.e., Pearl Harbor during history class) and consider that the day's lesson.

[nevergore]

Pretty sad...my first grader reads at a 5th grade level (tested) and if the truth be known, actually much higher....

We have read to her every night since she was born....

Now she reads us a couple of chapters every night before she tucks in....

She’s only 6.....

Although she is in private school, it’s the parents that make the difference...