I am going to throw my two cents worth in here as well. I love the folks I work with, but as older teachers, many of them still come from a transmission paradigm in their thinking. Independent reading is NOT something to be done during class. AR is the only way they will allow kids to read real books in their classrooms during the school day. Yes, they use it as part of the curriculum, BUT it gets real books into kids' hands. The tests are the accountability. Boo to the competition; yay to the reading. Seeing what the kids can do on their own and a few well placed articles and comments and we are changing minds one teacher at a time.
Kim ------- Kimberlee Hannan Department Chair Sequoia Middle School resno, California 93702 Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, let go of what you can't change, kiss slowly, play hard, forgive quickly, take chances, give everything, have no regrets.. Life's too short to be anything but happy. [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ 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.
