same time, next year

I just noticed Ken's use of the phrase "how the spiral should work."

This is our problem.

A spiral curriculum is by definition a form of spaced repetition. You learn topic X in first grade; then you "revisit" topic X in second grade; then you take another return trip again in 3rd grade.

The notion that the space between repetitions will be 12 months' time is simply built in to the proposition. It's unexamined.

And, of course, no effort is made to ensure or assess whether students have reached mastery before the class peddles on.

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