Do you know that the preparation of college students has gotten so bad that every college is requiring, requiring mind you, a remedial reading course on a fifth grade level for every freshman? Did you know that almost one-half of all freshmen flunk that course?

A friend of mine is a part-time teacher at one of the elementary schools and she says the schools are at a complete loss over what to do about the situation. First grade teachers have turned into babysitters rather than instructors.