[buwaya]

This error had a highly disparate impact. Most people born to proactive, intelligent parents went to school already reading.

We (my siblings and I) were reading at age 3. My children were reading at age 3. My nephews were reading at age three. My parents were reading at age 3 .... And so on.

A high proportion of the middle class in any country is like this. This early reading thing is a highly socially stratified skill.

The issue with phonics vs whole language is teaching to illiterate small children in a classroom environment. And these are the children, largely, of the lower 80%.

[Political Junkie Too]

It's racist for parents who know how to read to teach their children to read before going to school.

It shames the kids who's parents can't read. 🙄

-PJ