The Reading Wars Rage On

AmericanChronicle.com ^ | October 13, 2009 | Bruce Deitrick Price

[BruceDeitrickPrice]

To save the country and the economy, we first have to save the schools. To do that, we first have to save reading.

[BruceDeitrickPrice]

I just searched "reading wars' and "reading" on this site. Nothing?! Trust me, this is a huge issue and merits a closer look. Problem is, the Reading Wars are confusing...until now. I just published an article titled NINE READING EXPERTS EXPLAIN THE SAD STATE OF READING. I asked nine of the best and smartest people for a quick summary. If you have kids in schools, definitely read this article. It's the fastest way to grasp what the Education Establishment has done to us.

[GeronL]

Not public schools, they do not deserve to be saved

[RJR_fan]

Public schools deliberately reduce literacy. Literate people are thoughtful people, less amenable to be herded by their shepherds.

You can use phonics to teach a ready child to read in 30 hours.

Or you can use look-say to produce a non-literate factory hand / cannon fodder subject in six years.