First-graders and Mesopotamia? New York's model lesson plan asks too much, critics say

... at the Syracuse Academy of Science. (Ellen M. Blalock A lesson plan put forward as a model for schools by the New York State Department of Education says that by the end of the 16-lesson unit, first-graders will be able to do those things and much, ...

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