Episode 99: The most brutal satire in American literature (Wed., May 24, 2023)

An episode of the Let's Fix Education / by Bruce Deitrick Price podcast, hosted by Bruce Deitrick Price, titled "Episode 99: The most brutal satire in American literature (Wed., May 24, 2023)" was published on May 23, 2023 and runs 7 minutes.

May 23, 2023 ·7m · Let's Fix Education / by Bruce Deitrick Price

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The most brutal satire in American literature (Wed., May 24, 2023) Reading is the central skill we need in school. That is why the far-left has so persistently tried to discredit and discard phonics. Instead, children must memorize the English language one sight-word at a time. Folly. The passage discussed here is from a famous novel. You might think this satire would laugh the education establishment out of the room. Harper Lee handles this put-down so craftily that most of the tar...

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The most brutal satire in American literature (Wed., May 24, 2023)

Reading is the central skill we need in school. That is why the far-left has so persistently tried to discredit and discard phonics. Instead, children must memorize the English language one sight-word at a time. Folly.

The passage discussed here is from a famous novel. You might think this satire would laugh the education establishment out of the room. Harper Lee handles this put-down so craftily that most of the targets don't realize that they are being laughed at.

Ask anybody if they remember the education satire in To Kill a Mockingbird. I'll bet not one in 20 remembers. It's not just the pedagogical technique that is the problem. It's the pompous lockstep of the young teachers.

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BACKGROUND READING on American Thinker

Reading: the con continues

Sight words are a sick joke

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