The unlucky students of the past were not offered the Bethlehem gifts of social justice activism
You know reading, writing, arithmetic. I do. I remember when for the earliest grade there were alphabet cards.The NP Comment newsletter from columnist Colby Cosh and NP Comment editors tackles the important topics with boldness, verve and wit. Get NP Platformed delivered to your inbox weekdays by 4 p.m. ET.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Again, in deference to young people reading this, it was a practice in those long-ago days, to know the letters that constituted a word and children back then were required to learn how to spell. What torments they endured. Memorization. “Doing’ sums. Handwriting. And it only got worse and worse as they passed through the various Grades.
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