Food for Thought

Our reading, "Learning to Read and Write", provoked an interesting conversation in class. Would we risk our lives just to learn how to read and write? Most of us immediately said no but after some thought that answer wasn't so clear. None of us have been in a situation where we had to even think about the possibility that learning to read and write wasn't going to be given to us. Without this skill, one is lost in the world. There isn't a single job that doesn't require the ability to read the standard alphabet and in most cases one needs to be able to write up a resume in order to even be considered. Without the ability to read, one wouldn't be able to drive for lack of reading signs and one wouldn't be able to cook for lack of reading directions. No one even thinks about the possibility that education wont be offered. Our world would be turned upside down if they just told us we couldn't teach our children to read and write. I know personally, next time I am driving or making some cookies Ill stop and just think about how it would be different without my ability to read and ill appreciate it that much more.