Daily Shaarli
July 14, 2026
John Stossel on X: "Teaching reading "became this holy war!" says reading app designer @NielsHoven. One reason is that George W. Bush pushed phonics. Teachers said "if George Bush is telling us what to do, we aren't going to do it." Seriously. https://t.co/jpyTqZgYW9" / X
Why Johnny Can’t Read: Not Enough Phonics
Reading scores have been bad for thirty years.
Why? Because teachers stopped pushing phonics and replaced it with something called “Balanced Literacy.”
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