Sorry, we can't put any of that on a computerized, AI graded, standardized test, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

Despite my best efforts, as a grown man there are still some words I'll never spell right the first time. 🤷🏼‍♂️

(none of which we've actually addressed systemically 😅)

The pandemic gave rise to so much charlatanism, not the least of which was about education and schooling. I also don't think we should underestimate the impact of legitimate post-COVID education crises being folded into moral panics promising easy solutions.

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What if we provided schools resources equal to the demands we place on them? Imagine the transformative power of *putting our money where our mouth is*.

What if we provided schools resources equal to the demands we place on them? Imagine the transformative power of *putting our money where our mouth is*.

I was an Sl/P in an elementary school for 13 years, then a classroom teacher for 11 more. We need to drop the idea that there is ONE WAY to teach reading. There is no secret, magic approach. Kids use phonetic, semantic, syntactic cues + personal experience to read. LET teachers teach!!!

Here are long term NAEP trends for 13-year-old reading scores from 1971 to 2023.

Can you tell me where on the graph we stopped or started teaching phonics?

Yeah, I wonder why COVID has had a widespread impact on the cognitive endurance of college students. It's truly a mystery.

Yeah, I wonder why COVID has had a widespread impact on the cognitive endurance of college students. It's truly a mystery.

Here are long term NAEP trends for 13-year-old reading scores from 1971 to 2023.

Can you tell me where on the graph we stopped or started teaching phonics?

Bring back the intermission!

Oh no, what did I miss? 👀