> There are kids who don't know reading/writing before school? o_0. I thought it's what parents are for.
There are children who don't know what books are, let alone how to read.
The UK (which starts school at a very young age) has several things in place to help. There's the charity BookTrust which gives books to parents. Early Years teaching (pre school) has lots of stuff around books and reading. There are charities and schemes aimed at improving parent literacy so that can be passed onto children; and at increasing the number of men reading to their children.
There are kids who don't know reading/writing before school? o_0. I thought it's what parents are for.