"A child's learning is the function more of the characteristics of his classmates than those of the teacher." James Coleman, 1972

Thursday, October 15, 2026

On the History of Moral Panic Regarding Reading Scores

My Illiterate Generation by Paul Thomas

“The National Assessment of Educational Progress shows a group of 17-year-olds a replica of a traffic ticket, and more than half cannot determine the last day on which the fine can be paid.” NYT 1978

Read on Substack

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