Should Eye Tests be a School Requirement?
I brace myself each morning to look at the headlines in the newspaper. This morning was another shock, but in a profound way. The article on the top front page said, “Eye tests now a school requirement.” Quoted: “Eighty percent of learning happens through the visual system.” This is near/far vision screening. It will test for lazy eye, the need for glasses for reading or distance, and any other issues that hamper a student from learning to read successfully. Parents, do you realize that most public schools only test for distance? We simply do not read a book twenty feet…