A child embarrassed by his mother,” she said, “is just a child who hasn’t lived long enough.
There is no such thing as 'too late' in life.
It's amazing the fantasies your mind can put together.
First and foremost, I would put a massive national emphasis on illiteracy with real markers that you could measure and real efforts to do a one-on-one kind of tutoring until kids can get up to snuff on that.
But a desperate heart will seduce the mind.
The backside of a mountain is a fight against human nature. You have to care as much about yourself on the way down as you did on the way up.