I got an "A".

It's not all that difficult for anyone who reads on a regular basis.  More and more, I'm coming to the realization that I should fall at my parent's feet and kiss them for throwing away the TV when I was a kid and handing me books instead.

Parents, do you want your children to be literate?  Get rid of the one-eyed-babysitter in the house.  Toss the boob tube.  Get a library instead.  That $100+ you're spending on cable TV and 500 channels you never watch every month could buy quite a few books.  Do it.  You won't regret it.