[arthurus]

My grandson in Boston was pulled out of public school directly because of the modern iteration of look-say. He is in a pretty good Catholic school now. Actually reading is not a problem for him. My daughter taught him to read, or rather, helped him teach himself to read, when he was 3 and 4 but the fact that the public primary school was not teaching reading caused my son-in-law to investigate further and discovered that not much of anything recognizable as academic subjects was being taught. Not being child abusers, they pulled the boy out.
Just putting one's child in a parochial school is not enough, though. One has to be diligent even there. Many parochial schools are not much different from public schools, and while they do tend to actually teach kids to read they may also be teaching much of the social engineering crap that public schools exist to impart.

[muir_redwoods]

My wife has been a principal in Massachusetts elementary schools for over twenty years. See/say has not been used in MA for at least thirty years.

[BruceDeitrickPrice]

RE: “Many parochial schools are not much different from public schools...”

This is a very important point. It’s so sad to see the Catholic schools corrupted by the deliberately dumb public schools.

The Catholic Church could make a huge contribution to this country by the simple device of having excellent schools.

First rule? Do not adopt any policy or method used in a public school. If you need a suggestion, call three private schools, ask what they’re doing, and go with the majority.

Okay, Catholics. Put some pressure on your nearest parochial schools.