Kids are born highly variable and the English language is wildly inconsistent, even more so in written form. I'm not advocating some "learning styles" nonsense,

Kids are born highly variable and the English language is wildly inconsistent, even more so in written form. I'm not advocating some "learning styles" nonsense, but I don't see why certain subjects can't or shouldn't be taught more than one way to provide a more robust mental toolbox for students, while also increasing the odds that something initially clicks for them. This obsession and politicization of teaching the "one true way" is causing kids to get left behind.