Worth drilling down on Direct Instruction- https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/guest-the-drawbac...

> Want to raise reading comprehension scores? Direct Instruction (or direct instruction) is a surefire way to do it.

> But the strengths of the program are also its weaknesses. The program dramatically narrows the aims of education and leaves little room for creativity, spontaneity and joy in the classroom.

It strikes me that the problem here, much like with phonics vs "holistic" learning, is that educators don't want to do it. It's too grim and serious, and culturally, that's not what people who go into education in America are about.