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[quote=Anonymous]As a literacy teacher I am almost scared to respond but here goes. The problem is that fun and creativity are now valued over mastery of basic skills like phonics and handwriting. Kids in my school were encouraged to write for the sake of writing and what they wrote was not corrected but proudly displayed. Advanced concepts were taught to kids who, in some cases, could not write their own names correctly or read what they had written. I could go on and on...[/quote]
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