因为阅读是一件好事

扫盲是首要的而且是最重要的步骤,但并不是最终步骤。阅读远不是可以辨认那些打印页面上的字就可以了。我们需要鼓励人们掌握有理解和分辨的能力阅读。教育是要培养有洞察力的读者,他们渴望通过文字和语句得到隐藏在它们之后的用意和含义。

Since Reading Is So Good a Thing

Overcoming illiteracy is the first and most important step, but it is not the end of the road. Reading is far more than being able to decipher the words on the printed page.