seanessay.com There’s anger in New York City over the state of children’s reading ability. Recently a retired New York English professor has been bitter about the school board, under “Calkins,” teaching “whole word.” He blogged that “evidence-based” science would presumably support, instead, teaching by using phonics, as in having children read by sounding out the […]
Facing the Truth, With Fearful Awareness
seanessay.com We all have strengths and weaknesses to be aware of. As for strengths, I remember folks in a fitness class I taught being delighted and telling me that I had a good sense of how fit they were: I had to know my own strength. Once I was hiking as part of my role […]
Grim Truth of Civilian War Guilt
seanessay.com “All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” I wish I understood some psychology about the leaders in the two biggest countries in Europe. (For one thing, I might apply this to certain city police forces, back in the States) Like everyone else, I have been baffled, […]