William J. Bennett Quote

The elementary school must assume as its sublime and most solemn responsibility the task of teaching every child in it to read. Any school that does not accomplish this has failed.


First lessons: a report on elementary education in America (ed. 1986)


The elementary school must assume as its sublime and most solemn responsibility the task of teaching every child in it to read. Any school that does...

The elementary school must assume as its sublime and most solemn responsibility the task of teaching every child in it to read. Any school that does...

The elementary school must assume as its sublime and most solemn responsibility the task of teaching every child in it to read. Any school that does...

The elementary school must assume as its sublime and most solemn responsibility the task of teaching every child in it to read. Any school that does...