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50. Most people learn to read in public school -

Thu Dec 26, 2024, 03:37 PM

Dec 26

not everyone - but the majority.

And think about what has happened to so many public schools across the country. They are underfunded, teachers are not paid well or respected in any other way, teaching to the tests has become the mantra in Texas, etc.

I grew up in a small town in Wisconsin. Our small elementary school had combined classrooms. I can assure you no one got out of Mrs. Bednarek's 1-2 room without being able to read. If they were really struggling, she turned them over to her SISTER, who was the special ed teacher in that little school. Somehow, they had the funding back in the 1970s for the testing to determine whether the child had some sort of learning disability - and they'd figure out how to help each kid. This was in the country with lots of farm and factory kids - not a fancy suburb.

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Someone at dinner yesterday said to me: "Reading is becoming a privilege." The rest of the dinner [View all] Raven Dec 26 OP

I don't know how to fix it. LisaM Dec 26 #1

When I was a kid I LIVED to read, but had friends who never cracked open a book. 50 Shades Of Blue Dec 26 #2

I did also; I remember many a night babylonsister Dec 26 #3

I used to contort myself to read in bed by the light of my nightlight, LOL! 50 Shades Of Blue Dec 26 #17

I learned to read at the age of four because my older siblings wearied of reading to me. So they taught me to read. Ping Tung Dec 26 #7

Of course. He loves the uneducated because easier to screw over SheltieLover Dec 26 #11

As long as books are available on computer screens malaise Dec 26 #4

I believe Dems should initiate a huge literacy project SheltieLover Dec 26 #12

Good idea malaise Dec 26 #14

But it would cost nothing SheltieLover Dec 26 #20

You are correct malaise Dec 26 #21

Ty for validating my gut feeling. SheltieLover Dec 26 #22

My local "Neighbors"website proves to me every day Diamond_Dog Dec 26 #28

It's sad malaise Dec 26 #30

Gawd... these folks I'm talking about have zero tech skills SheltieLover Dec 26 #49

Good Luck with that - womanofthehills Dec 26 #44

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I do wonder about that malaise Dec 26 #29

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Way wider than that malaise Dec 26 #37

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No coincidence malaise Dec 26 #61

Read "One Second After" or "Lights Out" johnnyfins Dec 26 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 26 #47

Exactly! SheltieLover Dec 26 #51

So true. efhmc Dec 26 #40

My tablet has rescued canetoad Dec 26 #42

If you think kids are reading books on their phones and tablets, you're kidding yourselves Ex Lurker Dec 26 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 26 #62

It gets worse Ex Lurker Dec 26 #66

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I don't see how "privilege" comes into it. If kids don't want to read, it doesn't mean Scrivener7 Dec 26 #5

Right? I suppose you could say they since the privilege of refusing to read Iris Dec 26 #15

In the sense that reading takes time, focus and mental energy meadowlander Dec 26 #41

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When our son was growing up, UpInArms Dec 26 #6

When I was a kid I read nonstop milestogo Dec 26 #8

I still read nonstop SheltieLover Dec 26 #13

My mother instilled a love of reading in me and I was reading any time I wasn't drawing. Diamond_Dog Dec 26 #32

I wasn't allowed to watch much TV Skittles Dec 26 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Dec 26 #9

As a creative, I don't think the drive to create subsides Arazi Dec 26 #43

Another tendency that I believe to be evidenced by history snot Dec 26 #56

If the child is reading a screen they are reading sarisataka Dec 26 #10

I think whis is what I'm worried about. I know this is happening where I live. The kids are Raven Dec 26 #16

+1. meadowlander Dec 26 #39

What's going on here? Technology is what's going on here. A lot of things have moved onto the Internet, SWBTATTReg Dec 26 #18

E- books Timewas Dec 26 #19

I think digital vs. hard copy books each have their own advantages snot Dec 26 #57

It's Not Universal ProfessorGAC Dec 26 #23

As a 1963 high school graduate, I remember pretty well that about MineralMan Dec 26 #24

Much ado xuplate Dec 26 #25

Not that much different than when i was a kid Buckeyeblue Dec 26 #26

I was a reader from the time I was 5. My mom used to read to me when I wouldn't yellowdogintexas Dec 26 #46

My daughter is a reader. My son not so much Buckeyeblue Dec 26 #65

It's a matter of concentration, rather than the specific media that delivers information. LudwigPastorius Dec 26 #31

Maybe books are. But reading is reading. Iggo Dec 26 #34

Reading was once a privilege. Now reading, or rather NOT reading, is a choice. RockRaven Dec 26 #35

For kids, privileges should be earned based on how many books you read bucolic_frolic Dec 26 #36

"What is going on here?" Nothing big.....just the end of civilization. Sarcasm not intended. albacore Dec 26 #38

Bingo! This is exactly what worries me. And I'm talking about reading to acquire knowledge, not just to Raven Dec 26 #64

Posts on social media....and even DU ... have to be short. Otherwise..."TLDR".. albacore Dec 27 #72

...and I have a significant reading addiction... but I'm an "old" person @ 55 FirstLight Dec 26 #48

Most people learn to read in public school - TBF Dec 26 #50

brains developed post internet creation BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 26 #52

It's very true sagetea Dec 26 #53

Reading is reading Jilly_in_VA Dec 26 #54

I read both book and screen. Xolodno Dec 26 #55

The problem Rebl2 Dec 26 #60

so often this is what I see Skittles Dec 26 #68

Reading is not a privilege. Reading is a skill that takes years to develop. It helps if you grow up in a family where Martin68 Dec 26 #70

lots of "reading a screen is just like reading a book" opinions, but this is not the case -- reflective vs projective 0rganism Dec 26 #71

Smart phones are becoming a cancer on society iemanja Dec 27 #73