I was and still am a fan of Lucy Calkins. So when my school district decided to adopt her writing program I thought it would be great. I guess her presentations didn't translate well into a writing program. My colleagues hate the program and none of them use it. They feel it is to simple and there is no meat to it. I think that they just don't get her and the district didn't do a good job with helping them understand the program. I think everyone wants a more Six Traits approach and now I can't get anyone to even read ANY of her books. It's nice to connect with fans. Thanks. Dee
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 8:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] TRENDS and ISSUES In Literacy Pedagogy -anything elsenew and exciting? Try to attend a presentation by Lucy ...listening to her tell the students' stories in person was really moving...I was lucky enough to attend...I think it was in early nineties ...at a Whole Language Conference at a Florida University that also featured Yetta Goodman:) I swear...FL classroom teachers at that time were ruled by a unified curriculum that required testing students after each isolated skill learned (in reading and math)... After that conference we were like born-again teachers:) -----Original Message----- From: thomas <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, Jun 21, 2009 9:34 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] TRENDS and ISSUES In Literacy Pedagogy -anything elsenew and exciting? Lucy is one of mine too. This one more life changing than her later books even. On 6/21/09 5:22 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Sally, I feel the same way about Lucy Calkins' Lessons from a Child. Taylor's > Learning Denied and Lessons from a Child are professional-life-changing books. > You are never the same again after you've read them. Bev _______________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________ 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. **************************************************************************************************** This e-mail message contains information that may be privileged or confidential and is the property of the Board of Education of Deerfield Public School District No. 109. It is intended only for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy, disseminate, distribute, or use this message or any part thereof. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of this message. _______________________________________________ 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.
