So when a person from Japan tells you, "In my country we leave our shoes by the door," do you ask then for research to support that? If you need research, by all means look for it. |
I don't need research to show that it is valid. School systems are actually doing this. (For example, Montgomery County Public Schools: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/info/grading/EndOfYearReading-ParentGuide.pdf ) That's the reality. Should they be doing this? You say no. That's why you need to provide the research to support your assertion. |
I think that "My Danish neighbor told me that in her country, they don't teach letters or numbers till 6 or even 7" is a somewhat more complex assertion than "My Japanese neighbor told me that in her country, they leave the shoes by the door." |
Research has been presented that indicates it is not worthwhile or advantageous. You need to present research that says it is. |
Not PP. But I lived in Germany. They don't teach kids to read until 6 or 7. |
No, I don't. I'm going with the status quo. You want to change the status quo. |
Actually, the status quo has only changed in the last few years. Why? No research to support it that I have seen. |
It's a mistake to assume that children get no reading instruction until they enter first grade. http://www.dw.de/germany-to-reform-pre-school-education/a-1690133 Plus, so what? Another thing they do in Germany (especially former West Germany) is finish the school day by lunchtime. If Germany does it that way, does that mean the US should do it that way too? |
Whenever it changed, and for whatever reason, that fact is that it is the status quo. |
Great justification! |
It's not intended as justification. It's the reality. If you want to change the status quo -- that's what you need to justify. |
But no one needs to justify it TO YOU, PP. If you want information, look it up. |
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Are you a lobbyist for the that NGO named Support the Status Quo? If not, you should consider applying. I hear they have an endless number of initiatives in many areas. |
LOL! The PP demands research from everyone who challenges her--yet she provides none that does not come from the Common Core website. Oh, yes, and that 2008 article from WAPO that says that 90%+ K's are reading emergent texts. Common Core is wonderful because the website says so. It's just the teachers' fault. And, don't forget, PARCC is the fault of the states that purchased it! However, because she likes CC better than the prior standards in MCPS, it's great. I really do think she is some kind of lobbyist or employee. |