Without pre-school, a child is behind on Day 1 of kindergarten. If not caught up in reading by 2nd grade, future incarceration 50% probable.

Feb 9, 2014 · 2:57 PM UTC

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@rveckert The Americans that did that were subjected to weekly spelling and reading tests with no social promotion. #StopTeachersUnions
@rveckert I have 4 boys. 1 is autistic. All got worksheets. My problem was seeing worksheets from my IEP kid recycled 1 or 2 years later.
Stupid assignments are part of life and don't stop when a kid leaves school.If he can't put up with them, he's screwed. @rveckert
@rveckert I've seen the multimillion $$ gyms, ballfields and stadiums. somebody's getting PE. Florida mandates 150 minutes of PE per week.
@rveckert you have time to grow into that.
@rveckert It's a very big issue for democrats, union thugs and teachers who are against accountability--some of whom are, in fact, parents.
@rveckert Sounds like a parenting problem, not a teaching or education issue.
@rveckert and I think we need to teach math individually. In order to figure out how to meet those goals, we need to test uniformly NOW.
@rveckert When I was a kid, 1 test per subject per week. I came prepared. Still do. Still had time for band, lacrosse, hockey, model UN
@rveckert bipartisan in the sense that both parties appreciate the entrenched control and hidden dollars that flow through the system.
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