Kim~
I find it interesting and refreshing to 'hear' your thoughts about
music. I have been mulling a similar idea over for next year. I happen to
listen to country music on my way to work (45-50 min. drive) and I find that
there are so many songs that have messages in them. Usually the lyrics are
'safe', it would expose my inner-city kids to music they not may not usually
listen to (although I would ask before I assume this), I would also think
about different types of music and how the message is presented. I also
remember a teacher who enlightened us in grammar school that song tell a
story. I remember learning about the words in our National Anthem, the
history and story connected, how it was written and the circumstances. It
was powerful learning for me and I never listened to music passively again!
I also realized that a songs words written down for me to read was an eye
opener! Often times what the words were (I still do this) and what I sang
didn't always match.
So, thank you for the affirmation of my thinking and the inspiration to
build on my thinking and begin jotting down my ideas and finding music!
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From: "Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv"
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Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Comprehension in general
> Kim,
> First of all, please don't ever doubt that you have something to offer.
> Being new to this profession just means you bring a fresh new way of
> looking at things. It really gets my goat when other teachers denegrate
> another teacher/administrator because he or she has little or no
> experience.
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> Second, you are right about the music. It reflects our culture, and
> analyzing it may just be what would help these kids open up. At my school
> we'd have to inform parents and give them documentation of every curse
> word we encountered. I don't know what Bill's school would require.
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> Keep on posting, the more voices we have in the conversation, the better!
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> content go hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org
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