[Amerigomag]

My first reaction after reading this short article was a knee jerk defense of the US system but on second thought the unwillingness to regulate immigration for the past 50 years is a national disgrace that belongs to a majority of US citizens.

As the Balkanization of our southwestern states continues and even possibly accelerates under the present administration these statistics will creep into the heartland.

[TASMANIANRED]

When my sister sent her first born to kindergarten, he could read the newspaper. Didn't always comprehend everything but he could sound out the words.

She has a AS in marketing and doesn't know diddly about education. She taught phonics without knowing what phonics was.

All it took was individual attention. Encouraging him to try new words. He moved at his own pace.

There is never a justification for a social promotion. The damage to a childs self esteem at being left behind is nothing compared to the damage to their whole life at being left to fend as an adult as a minimally functioning moron.