Unfortunately, many parents do not have the time or energy to spend this much time teaching kids to read. There are parents who have to work all the time so the

Unfortunately, many parents do not have the time or energy to spend this much time teaching kids to read. There are parents who have to work all the time so they can feed their kids, there are single parents who work even more to feed their kids, and there are parents who are raising multiple kids and can't give much time to each individual child as a result. There are also parents who struggle with reading themselves, and therefore aren't capable of teaching their kids! I agree that in a perfect world, all kids would receive personalized reading instruction from their parents. In reality, though, the poor/disadvantaged kids who need such instruction the most are also least likely to have parents capable of giving it to them. Well-funded public education is one of the greatest socioeconomic equalizers we have and it's crucial that we continue to support and expand it.