Reading is in the parents’ wheelhouse. Parents should instill a love for resdingnin their own children.

Legislators have made it impossible for teachers to actually do their jobs yet parents continue to vote for them. There. I fixed your comment for you.

Not if I can help it! My goal as library teacher has been to inspire kids to love reading, and I’m seeing good results now.

And we hate it as much as you do. But also, we are getting kids in our classes who have not been taught to read properly or have special ed needs that haven't been addressed. I'm a middle school sped teacher and. We also are facing parents who don't always value education or reading themselves, and therefore raise kids who don't care either.