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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
My kid's homework looks nothing like this, though he is in private school so maybe that's why.

On the other hand, I once represented a non-profit that developed teaching techniques and materials for schools -- originally focused on teaching reading to elementary school kids, but later expanded to include writing, math, and science, and to reach middle school as well.

This program, which was in over 1000 schools, was extremely drill-oriented. The classes were highly structured. "Self-esteem" teaching did not seem part of the program, at least not from the materials I saw.

I raise this because the program was developed by some of those same, dread "academics" that Bilmore talks about, at one of those dreaded liberal universities that he believes is staffing our schools with teachers who believe that 2+2 can equal 5 if that makes you feel better.

Put differently, I suspect that things are a bit less monolithic that Bilmore argues. This may fall in with the "Dems who commit traitorous acts and support terrorism" line. (i.e., in the category of "complete Bilmore bullshit")


eta: I don't doubt that some teachers and books are like this. But schools throughout the country dominated by the "teach self-esteem" "movement", because that is what university education programs teach? Not so sure.

They why does the California Teachers Association fight every attempt at standarized testing? Why do they support social promotion? What do they not want test to see if you can gradutate from High school?