Over 60% of U.S. children don't read at grade level, yet the education system treats it as a minor problem. A former California high school teacher with 17 years in the classroom couldn't read, write, or spell. People who struggled share how shame and invisibility defined their school experience.
All across this country, kids are not being taught how to read, how to read the words. This is a misunderstanding that has to be exposed that the system works for most kids and it's those few that fail. And that's.
A lie. Look it up. It's everywhere. You will see over 60% of children are not reading at grade level proficiency.
I was definitely hiding keeping this secret to myself because I was embarrassed. More than anything, I felt like a fraud.
I remember I was always nervous to get called on. The teacher would realize, like, who would read the best. They would eventually just continue calling on that person to read. I would always struggle.
17 years I taught public high school in California. I could not read, write or spell.