‘A’ IS FOR AWFUL
Recent high school graduates are not the only students in adult-literacy classes. Illiteracy has been around forever, but only recently has it become a buzz-word for the failure of the system. The question isn’t whether the system has problems--it does. The question is whether Shearer’s essay contributes in any way to their resolution.
KIM KRASNE
La Canada Flintridge
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