Learning As Mental Illness

[From article]
The typical pattern is that a boy will reach the second or third grade and realize that his teachers and family think he is, in effect, retarded because he can't do this simple thing that most other kids can do. In fourth grade he will be labeled dyslexic. In fifth grade he will be declared to have ADHD and be in need of Ritalin. This story, in endless variations, has descended upon millions of Americans, on males more than females
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The goal seems to have been a more socialist society. Advanced literacy was deemed an obstacle to that goal. Whole Word was a proven antidote for too much literacy. So the strategy become obvious: demonize phonics while imposing Whole Word on every public school student.

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2014/12/education_cause_mental_health_issues.html

December 17, 2014
Education as a Cause of Mental Health Issues
By Bruce Deitrick Price