I’ve heard leftists decry Phonics teaching, especially WRT homeschooling,
because they believe the “motive” behind teaching phonics is so that children will be able to read the Bible sooner.
they probably decry it because it works.
Let’s face it - a lot of agencies and entities depend on stupid people. I don’t mean that as a criticism of those people, it really isn’t their fault.
Of all the things I learned in school, it was logical fallacies and logic, that has helped me the most. There is *nothing* so satisfying as making a buearacrat squirm when they try pulling their usual.