yep...i ust started working in schools - i've got 8th graders who can't read 2nd grade level. None can spell well at all. I'm quite worried about the future for these kids. Heh, i had a 1st grader chew me out today - after yelling at everyone else. told me to stop talking (when I asked her to do her work and leave other people alone). I didn't know if i should laugh or cry.