Renee, there are many districts (mine in Florida included) that are now not only bound by curriculum, but by a pacing guide as well. We are supposed to go verbatim from the teachers manual. This, of course, is contrary to all I learned about becoming a teacher and all that inspired me to become a teacher in the first place.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Renee Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 10:38 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] suzanne & everyday math I have to make a comment here. If a teacher thinks a program "moves too quickly" then why is that teacher not slowing down and supplementing where supplementing is due? In my mind, this is a ridiculous criticism of a program..... any program. Programs do not teach students. Teachers teach students. Do people not learn any more how to actually teach? Renee.... who is feeling crotchety this morning. On May 3, 2008, at 3:39 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Suzanne- just a quick note on Everyday Math-you can email me off list > if you > want for more. Our district started using this program about 6 years > ago- > I've been here 3 years- and one thing I've noticed as an intervention > teacher > is this is the first district where we have more kids in intervention > math > classes than reading! The teachers complain the program moves too > quickly and is > too heavily based on reading skills. It does try to use real life > problems, > but the computation aspect of it just flies by and the slower kids > never seem > to catch up. I haven't heard any of our 2-5 teachers say they like > the > program...hope this helps in some way. > Michelle 2-5 reading ais ny "Holding a grudge is like eating rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die." ~ Anne Lamott _______________________________________________ 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. Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.23.0/1382 - Release Date: 4/16/2008 5:34 PM Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.23.0/1382 - Release Date: 4/16/2008 5:34 PM _______________________________________________ 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.
