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lunadelcorvo) wrote2025-02-13 12:47 pm
lunadelcorvo) wrote2025-02-13 12:47 pm
Reading is so last century (apparently)
In my school, 4% of students read at grade level. (We have grades 6-8). 40+% read at grade 3-5. That means 50+% red at a kindergarten to 2nd grade level. Over half of the kids age 11-13 read at the level of a five- to seven-year-old.
Think about that. Yes, it's only one school (one of the better schools in the region, alarmingly enough), but it is a glimpse.
Fun fact, these are NOT the COVID kids. Apparently, the district decided to not teach phonics for a few years. And now, the Dep't of Ed is under fire, including halting a billion-dollar service that targets quality of education for poor schools.
We are so fucked.
Think about that. Yes, it's only one school (one of the better schools in the region, alarmingly enough), but it is a glimpse.
Fun fact, these are NOT the COVID kids. Apparently, the district decided to not teach phonics for a few years. And now, the Dep't of Ed is under fire, including halting a billion-dollar service that targets quality of education for poor schools.
We are so fucked.