| Dark_Lord_2008 said: Since the 1970s the deliberate dumbing down of the Public schools steps up its intensity. Public school children are taught to read with the "whole word" method, instead of simple phonetics. This method of reading -- which was originally invented to teach deaf mutes -- makes learning English as difficult as learning Chinese, which has thousands of symbols, instead of twenty-six letters. The ONLY purpose of the "whole word" method is to keep students from reading and finding out how corrupt and evil the bankers have become. "Tax-free" foundation money pays for the whole corrupt system; but home schooling and the Catholic school system expand tremendously, thwarting the moneychangers' plans, to some extent. |
Actually, the whole word method was introduced because (roughly) 10% to 20% of children find it nearly impossible to read using phonics and these children learn to read quite well using the whole word method. Unfortunately, there are (roughly) 10% to 20% of children who find it nearly impossible to read using the whole word method so it was (mostly) a lateral move ... From my understanding, many private schools have used both methods for quite some time; in some cases they would split the class based on how well they were learning one way of reading and start teaching the students who were struggling with the other method. In contrast, when children have difficulty reading in public school they're often labelled as "Stupid" and the teacher argues that they have ADHD and need to go on ritalin ... Or that has been the case with two parents I know who have children that can't process phonics.
