Elisa,
Thank you!
David
On Jan 30, 2009, at 4:50 AM, Waingort Jimenez, Elisa wrote:
Jennifer,
With all due respect, programs do not help children learn to read,
write, or think I don't care what anybody says. In addition, our most
challenging children don't come into our classrooms as empty vessels
that with a program or two we can fix. It may appear that way at
times but it is time, patience, hard work and time that help children
learn. It is thoughtful teachers, like you, who teach children to
think more deeply, write more thoughtfully, and read more
meaningfully. In fact, most children come into our classrooms
reading, writing and thinking. I really get emotional when my
emotions are clamped down upon. Short of calling someone an idiot
there hasn't been any disrespect shown in this discussion. I think it
is fair and normal for all of us to have emotional reactions to each
other's comments, whether those are in agreement with the poster or
not. Teachers are already censored enough and I don't think we should
do it here since as you say this conversation has been civil.
Respectfully,
Elisa
Elisa Waingort
Grade 2 Spanish Bilingual
Dalhousie Elementary
Calgary, Canada
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even
touched. They must be felt within the heart.
—Helen Keller
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I had a program forced down my throat this year... and I have gone
kicking
and screaming into trying a scripted intervention for four of my first
graders. I was determined to keep good quality data to prove that the
program was
not what those kids needed. Well...at the midpoint of the year, two
of the four
children, (one of whom is spending her second year in first grade and
had
intervention already for two years...and had been resistant to just
about
everything I tried) is suddenly making rapid progress. The two who
are not
progressing will come out of this program...but the other two will
stay because, to
my surprise, it is just what they needed. I hate teaching it...it
contradicts what I believe on so many levels, but how can I say it is
wrong when I am
seeing kids succeed and grow in confidence as they master decoding
skills?
Jennifer
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