Without going into too much background information, my library hosted a gaggle of third graders today. Part of the program involved the students reciting an "Oath of Reading". To present this part of the program, the teacher said "Since we're in a library, celebrating Dr. Seuss, what do you think this oath will be about." I'm sure she was expecting to hear "Reading!" instead, without even skipping a beat, the children said "War!" This is just so sad and wrong for so many reasons. I felt like I had been punched in the gut.