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The piece discusses viral TikTok videos from Philadelphia\u2019s Preparatory Charter School of Mathematics, Science, Technology and Careers in which several students struggle with reading out loud and understanding what they read. One set of students has difficulty with a sentence containing uncommon vocabulary (\u201csilhouette,\u201d \u201cextraordinary,\u201d \u201cgauche\u201d), and another group can read a more straightforward sentence but cannot explain it in their own words. <\/p>\n

The author says the situation is especially infuriating because adults may mock the students, and because the student who posted the videos reportedly faced threats<\/a> and punishment from school authorities. The article argues that the problems reflect broader failures by adults and leaders to support education, rather than any issue with the students themselves, and contends that exposing shortcomings should not lead to retaliation. <\/p>\n