Whom to thank
Read this column by Cal Thomas in conjunction with the story below about home-schooling. Thomas reports on the inability of New York City public schools to teach students to read. According to Thomas, 60 to 70 percent of black and Hispanic children in New York City are illiterate. Percentages one-third that large would be disgraceful. Referring to the bumper sticker that says "If you can read this, thank a teacher," Thomas asks who one should thank if one cannot read. Teachers' unions, education bureaucrats, and Democratic politicians would be my leading candidates.
