The Reading Room is going to deal with the situation surrounding Black children and their reading level. Recent surveys have shown that only 12 percent of Black kids can comprehend reading and math on a level that will enable them to compete in the emerging workplace. Twelve percent. Compare that to 48 percent for Latinos, 80 percent for Whites and 90's for Asians.
If this situation is not dealt with, Black people will be shut out of the future workplace not to mention the emerging technolgical advances. When our kids can repeat every word of some rap song, but our seniors are graduating and can't read on a senior level, someone's priorities are all wrong.
We have to stop blaming the teachers, the schools, the government, and anyone else we can point a finger at. If your child comes home without any school books and you don't question it, who's fault is that? If your child spends all his or her time watching television or listening to music who's fault is that? I think you know.
