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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can we switch the blame from students to educators who defended Lucy Calkins and crappy curriculums - everyone from teachers who bought into it to administrators who selected and enforced the programs.

Shame on all K-8 educators who rolled their eyes when parents complained. [/quote]

This.

Lucy Calkins' now widely discredited approach was adopted by many public schools and also by many privates schools (including multiple metro DC privates that DCUM often calls "elite" or "top").  Educational fads almost always are bad news.

There were two categorical exceptions to the Lucy Calkins madness. These stayed with tried and true Phonics-centered approach that works for nearly all students.

One was Montessori schools, because Phonics, explicit spelling instruction, and explicit grammar instruction are all fundamental parts of that curriculum.

The other exception was Catholic parochial K-8 schools because they stick with what works and avoid educational fads. (We are not Catholic.)
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