While I agree with Willis's assertion that dry, rigid application of a «phonics - heavy reading program» is
ineffective at best, the same could be said about such poor implementation of any
content.
teacher6402: «The reason that scores and achievement are so low in urban districts is due to many factors: transient leadership, unqualified administrators, lack of curricula, poverty and transient students, lack of parental and community support, politicians posturing
at the expense of poor and urban communities, and yes -
ineffective teachers who often get in to urban school districts because they lack the skill set and
content knowledge to get in to other districts.»