""Some basic knowledge of the Civil War....." Wow. Some kids know this???? I am impressed. That's precisely what they need. The big problem in the US is that millions of children don't know basic knowledge about very much of…"
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K-12 is a war against children
Started Jan 12, 2020 0 Replies 0 Likes
The headline is totally counterintuitive....yes, I know that.The longer I've studied education, the more I was shocked by how destructive most theories and methods are.It's a lot like going to a…Continue
Tags: common, core, illiteracy, socialism, dumbing
Cursive should be in the Core
Started Dec 27, 2016 0 Replies 0 Likes
Common Core tried to drop cursive and phonics. For me these are signs that Common Core had lost its way from the beginning. I want to present a case for cursive. It has a lot of benefits that most…Continue
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The problem with Socialism is that it's very difficult to back up...
Everything might get worse. There may be no escape.Lenin candidly explained: "The goal of Socialism is Communism.” That's where sociopaths like Stalin are dictators for life.At present, our school system seems to want to be a gateway program for Socialism. Well, maybe everybody should think carefully about what can go wrong.--------------------------"K-12: As Socialism Becomes More Popular, Its Problems Become More Obvious"…See More
8-point checklist for reforming public schools
Here is the essence of what we need to do, in one short article. Please share it with teachers you know.There are so many ideas flying around, it's easy for people to get lost in verbiage and rhetoric. I wanted to boil everything down to EIGHT essential steps that we can start working on today....-----------------"Fix education now: 8-point checklist for reforming public schools"https://www.renewamerica.com/columns/bprice/201116See More
Sight-words Harm Children
There are important conventions and traditions in academic writing. We are supposed to be polite.The problem comes when somebody is recommending something evil or foolish. Sight-words are both. Politeness is no longer a logical option. Let's focus on telling the truth.We are in the very ridiculous position of discussing sight-words as if they are remotely intelligent. They are not. All you have to do is think of memorizing 100 license plates or 100 chemical formulas. Then you have some idea…See More
Public Schools Are Killing Character
--"Once upon a time, schools tried to improve the character of their students. Be neat. Be punctual. Be accurate. Do your homework. Don’t copy anyone else’s work. Dot your is and cross your ts. Remember, practice makes perfect."In a similar way, the Boy Scouts urged boys to be little gentlemen. Scout Law dictates: “A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.”."For much of American history, few questioned these…See More
Tips for Parents with Children in K-12
My goal is to help more people understand the reality of our public schools, which are dumb by design. This takes a lot of cleverness. The professors have to design bogus methods that don't teach the subjects they are claimed to teach. Then they have to surround the bogus methods with an impenetrable fog, so that nobody catches on to the damages caused.These ideas are more fully explained in a new press release:"Education reformer suggests Tips for Parents"Our schools are full of bad ideas. A…See More
Why do top educators oppose cursive?
Ten years ago, a phonics guru told me that a reading program without cursive is inferior.He said that mastering cursive accelerates the learning of the letters, which is the critical first step for phonics.Since that time I've become fascinated by the education establishment's weird hostility to cursive. After all, what is cursive getting in the way of? Not much is being taught in our schools.I believe that cursive is much more valuable than the education professors typically acknowledge.…See More
Teachers feeling guilty.... It's a start.
There is a lot of craziness in the public schools. For example, bogus theories and defective methods.One question always simmering under the surface is: do teachers realize what they are doing to the children? In an article on reading, I encountered a startling quote by a teacher who does feel guilty. Unpleasant but perhaps it's helpful. Should she feel guilty? How do others handle this?Reading is a subject particularly full of the counter-productive and dysfunctional. Every teacher ought to…See More
Propaganda and Agitprop -- it's what the Left is really good at. Here is a short history.
From the beginning of the Russian Revolution, the Communist Party devoted vast resources and brainpower to creating the best possible advertising, public relations, marketing, propaganda, and outright lies.The Russian Revolution was hanging in the balance for years. Probably their superior marketing kept them going. Lenin, the great orator, believed in aggressive persuasion.From Lenin to the unrelenting propaganda of CNN, etc., it's a straight line. Brian Stelter is Lenin.…See More
Phonics Starter Kit. Fast, fun, free. Start kids off right. Save your public schools.
The weirdest event in American history Is the elimination of phonics and the introduction of an unworkable method known as Whole Word.This happened in 1931. Flesch explained the whole fraud in 1955. But here we are sixty years later still wallowing in this swamp.Illiteracy Is the biggest problem in our schools. It's also the easiest to fix. Eliminate sight-words. Restore phonics. Patient cured.Please share this Phonics Starter Kit with everyone who has questions about reading.Basically, six of…See More
Lies told every day in public schools
My new American Thinker article is a quick recap of Rudolf Flesch's famous "The Big Alibis." Forty years old but still the latest news!Many comments from parents give stark view of K-12 today. K-12: Ten Lies Teachers Tell Youhttps://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/04/k12_ten_lies_teachers_tell_you.htmlSee More
Why Don't the Media Talk About Education????
In the last few years, I've become more and more fascinated by the silence of the media.The public needs to know what's going on in the classrooms. The media won't tell them.Look in the typical newspaper. It will tell you how to cook a fish. It will tell you where to find a tattoo artist. It will tell you which Chevrolet is a good one...It will tell you everything except why your kids might not know how to read, etc. Education should have a much higher priority.But the public waits in vain for…See More
What do teachers really think about today's students?
We hear a lot of criticism about public schools et al.Normally, teachers feel forced to defend their institutions. They don't speak very candidly.But Quora found a way to obtain more honest reactions. Someone asked the question: What are the most appalling things about today's students?Lots of teachers gave lots of interesting answers. I think this is a helpful look at the state of education. Surely we can do better.Here is a representative sampling from the Quora quotes. A quick but revealing…See More
What is the K-12 Conundrum? Smart, sincere people could not possibly do so much damage.
It all comes down to this simple question. If we had smart, sincere people running our public schools, could students end up so illiterate, so clueless about math, and so ignorant about general subjects???Are you kidding? it's not remotely possible.Well, that's my take. I think you have to work backward and decide these people are not smart and not sincere. They are desperados. Wonderfully clever banditos. They have the kind of minds that would make Bernie Madoff jealous.The article is called…See More
Communism kills. How to explain that to students.
Many people agree that 1984 is a book everyone should read. Especially so now that Democrats talk about Communism in favorable ways, and so do some students.The problem is that 1984 is a very traumatic book for many people. I used to think it would be too much for teenagers. But now that kids know so little, I changed my mind. The other problem is that many teenagers cannot read an entire book.... So my message today is, tell them to read 1984 or at least this article, "The World According to…See More
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- Author of eight books, poet, artist, education reformer. Founded Improve-Education.org in 2005. Have 500 education articles and videos on internet. (YouTube videos just passed 3 million views.) Author of "Saving K-12 --- What happened to our public schools. How do we fix them?" (Probably the best quick but comprehensive explanation of what went wrong.)
Specialty is explaining bogus theories and methods commonly found in public schools. My goal is to help the school system reform itself. Another goal is to help parents protect their children against harmful pedagogy.
Twitter name is @educatt
Literary site is Lit4u.com
- What is your present job title?
- Consultant
- At what school level do you work?
- K-12
- Where do you work?
- Other location in USA
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The problem with Socialism is that it's very difficult to back up...
Posted on February 7, 2021 at 7:22pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Everything might get worse. There may be no escape.
Lenin candidly explained: "The goal of Socialism is Communism.” That's where sociopaths like Stalin are dictators for life.
At present, our school system seems to want to be a gateway program for Socialism. Well, maybe everybody should think carefully about what can go wrong.…
Continue8-point checklist for reforming public schools
Posted on January 2, 2021 at 10:26pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Here is the essence of what we need to do, in one short article. Please share it with teachers you know.
There are so many ideas flying around, it's easy for people to get lost in verbiage and rhetoric. I wanted to boil everything down to EIGHT essential steps that we can start working on today....
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ContinueSight-words Harm Children
Posted on December 22, 2020 at 8:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
There are important conventions and traditions in academic writing. We are supposed to be polite.
The problem comes when somebody is recommending something evil or foolish. Sight-words are both. Politeness is no longer a logical option. Let's focus on telling the truth.
We are in the very ridiculous position of discussing sight-words as if they are…
ContinuePublic Schools Are Killing Character
Posted on October 8, 2020 at 12:05am 0 Comments 0 Likes
--"Once upon a time, schools tried to improve the character of their students. Be neat. Be punctual. Be accurate. Do your homework. Don’t copy anyone else’s work. Dot your is and cross your ts. Remember, practice makes perfect.
"In a similar way, the Boy Scouts urged boys to be little gentlemen. Scout Law dictates: “A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful,…
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