My brother and his wife pulled my niece out of her public school because of one of these silly math programs. They put her in a Catholic school where she did very well.
Looks like these parents will have to do the same because when a school signs on to one of these programs, it’s very hard if not impossible to get it removed and children suffer.
Whole language and fuzzy math — a double whammy. If a school can’t teach children to read and do math, why bother to send your children there?
I live within walking distance of a catholic school- it teaches new math and “Balanced Language” (ie, whole language with just enough phonics pasted on that parents don’t ask questions). I wasn’t too impressed by the prayer to the Lakotan Spirit Father in the 2nd grade religion textbook, either.
So we drive them 20 minutes away to a Catholic school that teaches Saxon Math, phonics, and makes all their teachers swear loyalty to the magisterium.
And it’s cheaper, because unlike the parish school, they actually have substantial sibling discounts. Ya know, beacause Catholics are supposed to be open to life, or something like that....