If not, we will get to the end of the year and find out the kids didn't meet the standards, we will recommend retention, and that becomes a punitive system. And I don't think that's what anybody has in mind in standards-based education. Because I want to leave time for your questions, let me summarize. Language is essential and needs to be taught. Self-esteem is an outcome of achievement.
Every child can learn.
They are not responsible for discovering important information themselves, such as the alphabetic principle, it is our responsibility to teach them. And I want to end with what has become my favorite quote to give you some idea of how long these problems have been going on.