I Taught at a $50k / Year School. They’re Lying to You About Reading

2025-07-25

For two decades, I watched as elite, expensive schools knowingly used a system designed to fail children. It's called "Balanced Literacy," and it's the biggest lie in modern education. In this video, I'm pulling back the curtain on the multi-million dollar industry—led by figures like Lucy Calkins and Fountas & Pinnell—that has sold a flawed, ineffective, and research-denying approach to reading instruction to thousands of schools worldwide. This isn't just a pedagogical debate. This ...

For two decades, I watched as elite, expensive schools knowingly used a system designed to fail children. It's called "Balanced Literacy," and it's the biggest lie in modern education.

In this video, I'm pulling back the curtain on the multi-million dollar industry—led by figures like Lucy Calkins and Fountas & Pinnell—that has sold a flawed, ineffective, and research-denying approach to reading instruction to thousands of schools worldwide.

This isn't just a pedagogical debate. This is a story of professional malpractice, institutional inertia, and the kids who pay the price. I'll break down why the "love of reading" philosophy is a trap, why the assessments are bullshit, and how the entire system is designed to protect itself rather than do what's right for students.

If you're a parent who has ever felt confused by your child's reading level, or a teacher who has been forced to use a curriculum you know doesn't work, this is the validation you've been waiting for.

Were you taught with Balanced Literacy? Share your story in the comments below.

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