> You are right about college not being right for everyone. We need skilled tradespeople who are knowledgeable on the latest techniques and applications. > > But it all requires READING / THINKING skills.....
Life experiences add to your schemata. So do reading experiences. If I watch a TV show or read a story where someone puts out a grease fire using baking soda, and I have a real-life grease fire, I can use my knowledge to put out the fire safely. I did not learn it from LIFE, but I added it to my background. Reading (and movies, TV, art, music, etc.) gives you more background knowledge to deal with the real world. Even a sport requires "reading" strategies...make connection to previous games, ask questions such as "Is he going to pitch a fastball or curve ball?", make predictions like "Is the ball going to go to the left or to the right?", visualizing to aid in performance, fix-it strategies so if you are missing the ball you can fix it, etc. IT'S ALL READING, FOLKS....... _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
