What I've figured out so far. The 1-minute version:

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Free The Schools

 Our Education Establishment has an 80-year record

of praising and protecting bad pedagogies. Enough. 

Here is what we need instead, starting now:

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1. REAL READING. That means systematic phonics for several months until children learn to read. That means no Whole Word, no sight-words, no Dolch words, no high-frequency words. These gimmicks are all the same thing and the reason we have 50 million functional illiterates.

2. REAL ARITHMETIC. Schools use sensible, coherent programs such as Saxon Math, Singapore Math, or the like. (They do not use Reform Math in any of its forms-- Everyday Math, Connected Math, TERC.) Children master basic skills, know the multiplication tables, and can find answers. No more spiraling, fuzziness, or dependence on calculators. 

3. REAL LEARNING. It’s knowledge-based and fact-filled. Children learn basic information in the fields of Geography, History, Science, Literature, etc. Students advance in a logical way from the simple to the complex--which leads to genuine critical thinking. 

4. REAL EDUCATION. It’s academically correct (as opposed to politically correct). The emphasis is on building study skills and scholarly character. Students know a great deal, and know how to learn more. They can do independent work. They understand that precision, rigor, and honesty are the same things.

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FREE THE SCHOOLS 

is simply what all good schools have done throughout history 

and are now doing around the world.  

Good education is not rocket science.

Get the asinine theories and methods out of the way.

Real education will thrive.

We especially need this in the early grades, 

where lots of children have to play catch-up.

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If you can use this material or advance this campaign, please go ahead. 

If there are people or groups I should contact, 

leave info at: Word-Wise Education, 757-455-5020.

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RELATED: short video called 'GOOD SCHOOL? BAD SCHOOL?"

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