Millicent (cenobyte) Bystander, Snark Czar
@cenobyte.ca
Canadian elbows-up philobiblian, structural grammarist, writer, freelance editor, fibre artist, musician, in the most beautiful valley in Canada. She/her usually; will use any pronoun. BS expert, politico, insouciant, indomitable, indefatigable since 1887.
language arts is still taught with a combination of phonetic and semantic learning.
Of greater concern is that we’re not teaching students how to think critically. That’s a reading skill which changes lives.
Of greater concern is that we’re not teaching students how to think critically. That’s a reading skill which changes lives.
November 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
language arts is still taught with a combination of phonetic and semantic learning.
Of greater concern is that we’re not teaching students how to think critically. That’s a reading skill which changes lives.
Of greater concern is that we’re not teaching students how to think critically. That’s a reading skill which changes lives.
In the 60s and 70s language arts moved from whole word & rote learning methods to a phonics-based learning method. One of the things learned was that some kids do very well with one but not the other, and very few students do well with neither or both.
I’m unsure about US studies, but in Canada…
I’m unsure about US studies, but in Canada…
November 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
In the 60s and 70s language arts moved from whole word & rote learning methods to a phonics-based learning method. One of the things learned was that some kids do very well with one but not the other, and very few students do well with neither or both.
I’m unsure about US studies, but in Canada…
I’m unsure about US studies, but in Canada…
I refuse to let Powerpoint in the house. I have used a similar program for presentations, but the substance of the presentation is never in the slide deck.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I refuse to let Powerpoint in the house. I have used a similar program for presentations, but the substance of the presentation is never in the slide deck.
Well they used to be called the KKK so I suppose another name change wouldn’t hurt.
November 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Well they used to be called the KKK so I suppose another name change wouldn’t hurt.
This has been me for 30 years.
November 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This has been me for 30 years.