I’ve Gone Back to Fourth Grade
The problem is broader than a single generation. Most podcasts I find unlistenable simply because whatever language the hosts are speaking is not English. It’s something else entirely and barely coherent. My complaints are not traceable to some kind of grammatical snobbery. There is much more at stake here: the very capacity of humanity to communicate.
The Epoch Times • Jeffrey A. Tucker
What happens when a fourth-grade reader expects children not only to read well, but to speak clearly, persevere through difficulty, recognize right from wrong, and reflect on what makes a life worth living? A return to the once-ubiquitous McGuffey Readers offers a striking glimpse of an education that treated children seriously—and formed character and judgment alongside literacy.
