Education blogger Jan Resseger published a particularly fine piece on April 26, reporting the alarming backward trend toward the “Read by third grade or else!” policies of the recent past. As she convincingly argues, such an approach is particularly harmful as we emerge from the pandemic. What kids need most is social and emotional reconnection, not the humiliation and stigma that accompany academic retention.
Thanks Steve for an excellent analysis ! Time for profound reforms in our school system!
Brilliant.
I appreciate all the expertise with which you explore this subject. Thank you!