Possible Essay Topic

I have thought about many different topic ideas, and I have been taking into consideration the reading as well. And one reading that seems to leave a notch in my side is Mike Rose's, Crossing Boundaries. This selection is about how older citizens are not capable of reading as well as they should be able to. Crossing Boundaries, relates to me in quite a number of ways, we're all taught to read, we all have practice through elementary, junior high and senior high as well as when we move into the work or college enviroment, but some people when called upon to read something or perform something where they have to use instructions, are incapable of reading it fully and processing it correctly. So my paper is going to ask the question; Why after so many years of pracice are people unable to read, write and comprehend correctly? I am not angry about this situation but very upset with it because it is a shame that these people are unable to express thier feelings and/or arguments correctly when they need to do so. Also within my paper, I will try to explain why it is easier as a child to learn to read, and write correctly than as a young adult or older adult, beause of how the human brain works in learning.