Mo and the Alphabet

A long time ago one Rudolph Flesch wrote a now famous book

    titled: " Why Johnny Can't Read " . Unbelievably he discovered that in

    our public schools - entrusted with the sacred mission of educating the

    youth-everywhere English was being taught as if it were similar to

    Chinese picture language.

        Despite discouraging irregularities, Flesch insisted that our

    alphabet was nothing less than the sound-symbol system- the creation

    of genius given to Civilization by the ancient Phoenicians -who were

    really, unlike the Greeks, just hard headed businessmen.

       If illiteracy were in fact a near epidemic, Dr. Flesch recommended

    a return to old fashioned PHONICS . However- if I am up to date- the

    absurd LOOK & SAY method still prevails in the elementary classroom.

        If Mo Vaughn could only recite the alphabet half way- getting quickly

    lost and confused - there is an alternative explanation besides intoxication:

        For decades now in our schools the Alphabet has been getting no

    respect.

       Should we be surprised that a respectable nursing home is being sued

    because a responsible nurse cannot distinguish one medical term from

    another?