Sadly, working now at the district level I see more and more conversations centered on making life easier for teachers rather than making life BETTER for learners.
Lori On 5/14/07 1:24 PM, "Heather Poland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > UGH! That is an insult to say that RW and WW are too hard for new teachers. > Sorry, I was taught RW and WW through college and it was the thing we were > doing in our district. We worked together to find text. This is just plain, > good teaching. > > There is research out there that says if you use the basal like it is > "supposed" to be used, kids are not reading enough since they do about 1 > story a week. Not enough! > > How insulting. Besides, why would YOU have to switch if you are used to it? > > On 5/14/07, Barb Frye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> For the past 8 years, we have taught Reading Workshop to our sixth graders >> using our own curriculum. We've collected stories and developed skill >> practice activities and comprehension activities to teach reading in 43 >> minute periods. Now, with a new principal and some new teachers, we are >> being pressured to bring back a basal and worksheet approach, because our >> reading workshop is too demanding and too hard for new teachers (no >> teachers >> manual). I am furious! I didn't think the object was to make it easy! I am >> the last remaining veteran teacher and yes, I know times and kids have >> changed over the last 28 years, but really- a 15 year old basal that we >> used >> to use? Seems like we're going backwards and not teaching the skills >> necessary to be successful in life and on the state tests! Am I alone in >> this? I will change to anything that really benefits the kids, and if the >> pendulum is swinging back so be it--been there done that! I love centers >> and book talks, and novel units--I wholeheartedly believe in it and we are >> not in danger as a school district, we're not great, but we make AYP. Any >> thought from new, young teachers to this old lady in PA? >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org >> >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. >> >> Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive >> > > -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute "Literate Lives: A Human Right" July 12-15, 2007 Louisville, Kentucky http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/wlu _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
