> Dick Allington' research would support that as well, wouldn't it, Tim? > > Lori Yes-- Allington's research supports the idea that it's the teacher that makes the difference and there is a convergence of evidence from federal research studies that support that as well. In the present education environment though, there are varying degrees of exactly how programs are used and how much autonomy teachers have. Some teachers must follow the script or the program right down to the word minute by minute. Others have more freedom as the various posts to this listserve have shown. The research supporting the role of the teacher then, is particularly important to those teachers who are restricted and whose decisions and intelligence are trumped and totally controlled by scripted or highly structured programs.
It's reassuring to know that so many of you can make decisions in your own classrooms. Ardie Cole wrote a wonderful commentary for Education Week titled "It's the Teacher, Not the Program" and P. David Pearson had an inspirational article in Language Arts Journal a couple of years ago that reaffirmed the importance of the teacher. That's why I've found this listserve so refreshing and enlightening. Here are teachers searching, questioning, exploring and growing. I intend to recommend to all my masters students when classes start, _______________________________________________ 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.
