John Thompson: What Happened When Oklahoma Adopted the “Mississippi Miracle”

John Thompson: What Happened When Oklahoma Adopted the “Mississippi Miracle”

John Thompson, historian and retired teacher in Oklahoma, explains what happened when state officials in Oklahoma decided to adopt the “Mississippi Miracke.” He writes: In so many places, there is a push to implement the reward-and-punish “Mississippi Miracle.” And, unfortunately too many journalists believe their simplistic claims about increasing literacy. Oklahoma is just one example of a state implementing the so-called “Miracle,” so, our st…