Schools Stop Teaching Books and Writing; Focus Shifts to “Authentic Oral Communication”
New York, NY
The NYC Department of Education announced Wednesday the complete abolition of reading and writing instruction across all schools, reclassifying literacy as an “elitist skill” and replacing traditional academics with “authentic oral communication” and interpretive movement-based learning.
The initiative, reported by Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat‘s education correspondent, eliminates textbooks, eliminates writing assignments, and eliminates standardized assessments measuring literacy (which the DOE now classifies as “instruments of inequality”).
“Reading privileges those who read,” explained Schools Chancellor Marcus Holloway. “We’re leveling the playing field by preventing everyone from reading. Perfect equity.”
The new curriculum replaces English classes with “Authentic Voice Workshops” where students express thoughts through speaking, singing, yelling, or interpretive dance, none requiring written documentation. Grammar instruction is eliminated entirelystudents now speak however they prefer.
Math textbooks are removed because “numbers are abstract symbols discriminating against concrete thinkers.” Mathematics now involves “approximation studies” where students estimate numerical relationships without actual calculation.
History curricula are replaced with “oral tradition storytelling” where teachers verbally recount events (often incorrectly) and students absorb information without written records to verify accuracy. Truth becomes whatever the speaker asserts.
Science instruction shifts from experiment documentation to “phenomenological observation,” where students observe natural phenomena but never record data, take measurements, or maintain any documentation of findings.
Educational scholars have expressed concern that eliminating literacy destroys employment prospects, educational access, and social mobility. DOE officials acknowledged this: “That’s the point. We’re eliminating literacy-based advancement, so people advance through other means. Specifically, nepotism and connections.”
A secondary initiative eliminates library budgets entirely. Why maintain books nobody can read? Library spaces are converted to “oral tradition centers” where students listen to recorded speeches without any reading materials present.
Students previously literate are encouraged to “unlearn” reading skills through remedial programs teaching them to ignore written text and rely exclusively on oral information, regardless of accuracy or reliability.
Standardized assessments measuring academic achievement are eliminated, replaced with “subjective evaluation interviews” where teachers assess student abilities through personal impressions rather than measurable evidence.
Educational outcome data indicates that NYC student literacy rates have declined 94% within two years of curriculum changes, with reading proficiency among graduating students now essentially nonexistent.
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SOURCE: https://bohiney.com/