Panty Fanatic,

2 years as a substitute, 6.5 years as a classroom teacher. I was transferred from a decent school to a school in which High School students had the vocabulary and reading ability of elementary school kids (I had to explain the meaning of the word "grasp" and about 20 other basic words each time I gave a reading assignment) I walked away at Christmas from a career I had decided on and focused all my eforts to achieve since I was 14, so I gave 18 years of my life to getting to that point. Now some made for TV movie would tell you that I threw out the curriculum and taught all those students to read, and they won a National Reading competition and we would all swoon at the heart-warming joy. But the fact is, if you don't learn to read by HS it's a.) because you made a concerted effort not to b.) HS teachers are not trained to teach "reading" it's a very specific instructional area that is taught, not surprisingly at early elementary.

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