BobL perfectly expresses almost everything there is to say on the subject. If you don’t trust me, please trust him.
“BobL perfectly expresses almost everything there is to say on the subject. If you don’t trust me, please trust him.”
Thanks Bruce, appreciate the compliment. My point about phonics was based on my own experience, where I taught it exclusively to my kids and had them reading by 4 years old, and reading proficiently and quickly at 5 years old (during that year, I only helped with understanding punctuation, something I purposely ignored at the start...but no help with reading, they didn’t need it).
I made the political analogy because I hear it in politics and it sickens me. Just because the other side is screaming for something does not mean the idea has merit, any merit. Often (or usually) with the Left, it’s just plain stupid, and trying to meet them on some middle ground only shows weakness...before they roll over us. Reminds me of gay marriage - if a person is against it, then they have to be against civil unions, or they’ve already moved the goal posts and it’s only a matter of time before they completely lose, which is what happened there.
Back to education - Bilingual Education winds up being Spanish Language only. Blending the use of calculators while learning times tables means times tables, even if learned (which is unlikely), will be forgotten in a matter of weeks.
It goes on and on...I could get into the $15 minimum wage. Nothing to compromise on that, just nuke it.