“Whole Word was ardy awesome concept; whole LNGUAJ redng? Wow! Sins I’m a graduate of Heln Wud Sped Reding. I reds 186000 wrds pr secnd...BTW: Y U wan hav sx w me?”
You’re being humorous, but an ENTIRE GENERATION in California was RAVAGED by Whole Language in the 1980-1990 timeframe, thanks to a state School Chief named Bill Honig.
He later apologized for it, claiming that he had been taken in by the younger people working for him, who had pushed that agenda through.
It’s just heartbreaking to see what happened there.
“Bill Honig”
I just discovered that Jerry Brown once again appointed that POS to the State Board of Education last January.
“Honig was convicted by a Sacramento Superior Court jury for using state Department of Education funds to finance a project his wife had created to urge parents to get involved in the education of their children. He had served as schools chief from 1983 until the conviction forced his resignation. He was sentenced to four years of probation and 1,000 hours of community service. The charges were later reduced from felonies to misdemeanor”