I remember something I read in the readers digest.
A young mother is driving and her eight year old daughter in the back seat asks, "mommy when you drive, are you ever the idiot?
My point is have we ever had a time when we were the ignorant one? These things only show you the importance of reading? Quite honestly I've read questions on this forum that make me go, duh!
When I was a kid many years ago there was a program called RIF, Reading Is Fundemental. Do you read to your kids? Don't blame the school it's part of being a good parent, and I know we all want to be good parents or not. Teach your kids to read. Learn to read.