I recently read that 35% of teachers make it a habit to read to their students. Thirty-five percent. Let that number sink in for a minute. Less than half of our teachers are reading out loud to their students daily. Now, I am not saying that teachers are lazy. I am not saying they lack doing good in the classroom. I am not saying they are doing less than they should. In fact, every teacher I've had the pleasure to work with has been an amazing hard working professional who delivers their hearts to their students, teaching them skills to succeed as leaders. What I AM saying is that our teachers have too much pressure on them. Our schools run on test scores, which are then observed by the state as the deciding factor for programs, funds, and support. And when teachers feel their jobs are on the line by those scores, they might start focusing "teaching to the tests" instead of teaching to the hearts. I don't have any answers on battling this, but I do recogniz...