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Hi Jennifer, I so believe the statement you quoted from the book (below). If we think we need to create life-long learners, how do we get our students to know that they can learn and to get our students to want to learn? Not only when they are in our classes, but years later?
I teach middle school. I have experienced students who for the first time did well in my class, but then when they went on to high school, they reverted to their previous ways. What do you middle school teachers do to keep learning going on in your students' lives? Jan -------------- Original message from cnjpal...@aol.com: -------------- Also Ellin makes a statement on page 104 that I think is key: "The question isn't how we motivate them to read; it isn't how we work harder to get them excited about learning. Instead we should think about helping kids build their own internal drive to learn. Our work is not about making things easier or more fun or more entertaining, but about helping them to discover the powerful capacity of their own minds..." I would love to hear everyone's feelings/reactions to that statement. What questions do you have when you read that statement? What are you wondering about? _______________________________________________ Understand mailing list Understand@literacyworkshop.org http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org