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WTF? 47% Of High School Kids Have Done ‘It,’ But Only A Third Of High School Freshman Can Do This?

My son struggled with this during his first year of elementary school. We were lucky that he had a great teacher, special programs, and help at home to overcome the challenges while he was still young. Still, it wasn’t easy to watch him have to work so hard to learn something that is an absolute…

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