After all, it was California that 11 years ago threw out the tried-and-true readingmethod known as phonics for a new, faddish method called whole language.
And, to give residents a more consistent method for reading and responding to email from their mobiles, Google just launched Gmail SMS in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya.
Contained in the proposals are powers for either a council or a Minister to issue statutory guidance to a school where they feel that their method of teaching - say, reading - is not consistent with best practice and cannot be shown to be delivering appreciable results.