[The Great RJ]

A good friend characterizes the current K-12 schools as “failure factories” that turn out students who cannot adequately read, are ignorant of science and history and have no exposure to music or the arts. We both attended a small town public school in tbe 1950s and 1960s where were taught to read with phonics and participated in band starting in fourth grade. Nearly all of our classmates were either in vocal music or band. Despite some shortcomings we
both agree we got a pretty good education which was far superior to what passes for K-12 today.

[metmom]

We both attended a small town public school in tbe 1950s and 1960s where were taught to read with phonics and participated in band starting in fourth grade. Nearly all of our classmates were either in vocal music or band.

We have one like that here in CNY. They STILL do that.

Shhhh.... don't tell anyone.

The BoE will be sure to shut it down.