I’ve never seen anything in the Constitution that entitles the feral government to define lesson plans for the nation’s school children.
True. Unfortunately, we have had LOTS of laws rammed down our throats lately that are not constitutional
The idea that Math and English should be the defining subjects for ALL students is one reason we have serious dropout problems especially in inner cities. I have a brother and a son who were very dyslexic and have done well in life. The brother is a craftsman builder, and the son is an electricion and does condominium building maintenance. Both suffered in the early years before their ability to read click in around the fourth or fifth grade. For students like them, the earlier grades should provide some exposure to English and Math, but focus on other skills and knowledge.
After my son went through Special Education evaluation he was permitted to take oral tests rather than reading/written. His scores jumped from the 40th percentiles up into the 90 percentiles. In my son’s case I was able to encourage him that he had such good social skills that he could always hire a secretary if he wanted to do the kind of work where the dyslexia was a handicap. My brother also has good social skills and has also done well selling real estate.
There is not and never will be a one size fits all successful pattern for learning and education.