# Education advocate’s shocking discovery: Letters to the Editor — Nov. 4, 2026

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/education-advocates-shocking-discovery-letters-to-the-editor-nov-4-2026/
- Published: 2026-11-03T20:37:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T00:57:21+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/opinion/education-advocates-shocking-discovery-letters/
- Topics: Research, Science, World

## Key points

- Readers debate who is responsible for students’ learning.
- Letters criticise grade inflation and weak academic preparation.
- A writer urges enforcement of e-bike and scooter rules.

## Summary

A collection of reader letters debates two New York City issues: a parent’s discovery that her son struggles with basic maths despite high grades, and safety concerns about e-bikes and scooters. The writers argue over how responsibility should be shared between parents, schools and officials, and call for closer scrutiny of grading and enforcement.

One retired educator says parents must monitor children’s learning and criticises grade inflation, while another former professor describes students arriving at CUNY without college-level reading and writing skills. A separate letter says e-bikes and scooters put pedestrians, particularly older and disabled people, at risk, and urges city authorities to enforce rules on riding in parks and on pavements. The letters also criticise proposals affecting horse carriages and city spending on bike lanes.

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