Subjects matter. All subjects matter. Reading is an important aspect in all subjects. If a student cannot read, they cannot write, they cannot take in the knowledge they need from their science and social studies books or even their math books. That is what I found stuck out to me the most while reading Subjects Matter. I have experienced this student in my mom’s classroom. One of her students’ cannot read. My mom frequently tells me that her previous teachers should be ashamed of themselves because she should have never made it to third grade. She failed all of her classes except one and did not pass anything on the GMAS. For this reason, she is back in third grade again. Because she cannot read, she could never complete her work. She never understood her work and didn’t know what to do. For this reason exactly, I think it is important to enforce reading in every subject. Correct students if they mispronounce a word. Catch their mistakes early on so they do not continue to make the same mistakes later on in their school career. Teachers, this is also important for us. We should speak in correct grammar so our students don’t pick up on bad habits. We are examples for our students to follow. We help them learn and grow, we help them read, and we help them realize that all subjects matter.

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