Reading back what I wrote, yes, we never took this as a warning not to let them learn at all! I think the intention was more that there is less incentive to actively push or pressure kids in to reading before school, and that actively trying to teach them one methodology might even conflict with the method they end up being taught in school. That parents try to "get their kids ready for school" by getting them to read before starting, and that doing so is unnecessary. That is how we took it.

How could anyone take the advice "don't teach your kids" seriously? Are you insane? It makes no sense on any level.

How does NOT teaching your kid to read help them? It's as if people don't have brains anymore.

They aren’t “your” kids. They’re the teachers “kids.” The government wants more control over children. It’s not hard to see that as the reason state governments are ripping control away from parents to push whatever the current government wants them to learn. If you say anything, get mad or upset, you’ll end up on a domestic terror list and will be investigated by the alphabet boiz.

Great success America, the nuclear family is nonexistent.

> actively trying to teach them one methodology might even conflict with the method they end up being taught in school

That's what happened with me. My teacher would give me zero on a math question if use the methodology my dad taught me.

Yeah, I think every person is different. My first kid learned to read himself from watching educational material and using a computer. He knew the alphabet before anyone could really understand his words. His siblings needed someone to walk them through the concepts.