> This article does not appear to be supporting a point counter to what I said. It is also focused on the opinions on non-experts. In fact, the majority of the

> This article does not appear to be supporting a point counter to what I said. It is also focused on the opinions on non-experts. In fact, the majority of the article is discussing how schools aren't "following the data." In this case, "experts" who thought that "learning by playing" is better were wrong, as proven by data. Schools that use the traditional memorization-heavy approach of learning letter combinations do better. The example is Oakland's schools, where teachers considered the traditional approach to be "colonizing". Test scores cratered as a result. > I'm not too interested in what non-experts have to say unless there is quite compelling evidence. The average person quire frequently overestimates their confidence in how something should be done. I mean... The article quotes the evidence.