While I agree with your overall point, this case is different. They were teaching a bad method. I highly recommend listening to the free podcast "Sold on a Stor

While I agree with your overall point, this case is different. They were teaching a bad method. I highly recommend listening to the free podcast "Sold on a Story," which covers how teaching a non-evidence-based method became the trendy way to teach reading in many schools. A good portion of kids will learn to read regardless of the method. As for the kids who the system failed, many parents had to hire private lessons (who taught phonics) or had to learn how to teach them themselves.