Sold a Story - why can’t our kids read?

Y’all - if you do anything this week, listen to “Sold a Story” podcast on Apple.

The curriculum in question is not revealed until ep 3 or 4. THIS is good reporting. This is thought provoking, and oh so validating for teachers who have been forced to teach this way.

When I began teaching, my district was using Heinemann curriculum. At the end of quarter 1, I began sharing my thoughts on Lucy, and that I felt it wasn’t meeting the needs of our students. As the year progressed, I pressed more. I began making statements like “this curriculum will put our students 15 years behind.” I was told to sit down and be quiet. I tried supplementing with other material, and was reprimanded.

I eventually left elementary school, and now I private tutor. I tutor SO MANY kids who can’t read. Kids in high school, who were taught with Lucy in their detrimental years. It is shameful. I just want to scream from the rooftops that our kids have been, and continue to be let down. Please give it a listen. If you’ve ever taught with Lucy, you NEED THIS!