How could you not do the intonation? The punctuation is RIGHT THERE. Is it visible to only the Chosen Few?! What in buttery goodness is WRONG with these kids?!

One person higher up on this page points out that kids like us were probably loathed because we seriously had no idea why other kids found this sort of thing so blasted hard.

I read at recess with no hassle from teachers, but a lot from other kids. The trouble was trying to convince my teachers that it would be a lot easier for me to read away from the other kids.