Yeah, maga republicans hold a religious belief now, not an informed political one.

You’re questioning their whole world view when you bring up counter arguments, so a careful approach that works in from the edges of that belief are the only arguments I’ve been able to have.

Yup this didn’t start till after the 2000 election.

What decade though. I did too, but it was the 1980s.

They got rid of it in many outpaces as a reaction to the Bush admin saying phonics works and arranging to mandate it.

It was probably the only thing Bush was right about, but common core was not the way to implement it.