Oh no! Renee, I thought you were talking about a figurative pink slip!! You didn't really get a. pink slip, did you? Please say no. Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel
-----Original Message----- From: Renee <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:06:42 To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fluency Yes, I am in Northern California. On Mar 20, 2010, at 10:55 AM, Mary Ann Walker wrote: > Oh Renee, I'm really sorry to hear about your pink slip. > > Are you in California? > > Mary Ann > Cy-Fair ISD > Houston, TX > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Renee" <[email protected]> > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 4:49 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fluency > > >> If I had tenure, I would do a lot of things. >> >> Renee .... waving another pink slip in the air..... >> >> >> On Mar 14, 2010, at 11:17 AM, jan sanders wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> >>> Renee, if you had the tenure, you could send back an email >>> stating the fact about the lack of problem solving and that you >>> were wondering what was going to be used to fill in that void. >>> For anyone not familiar with Saxon -they literally tell the >>> student what to do. I piloted in 4th grade and the directions >>> would tell the student what to do -no thinking there... One day >>> (long division) the directions said use the LSD method on this >>> problem. I had to laugh! LSD!!!!!! Of course LSD was an >>> acronym for procedures used in the algorithm. Anyone remember >>> Daddy, Mother, Sister, Brother? Divide, Multiply, Subtract, >>> Bring down. >>> Saxon is a very rote program. >>> Jan >>> "Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass...it's about >>> learning how to dance in the rain." BJ Gallagher >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:17:40 -0800 >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fluency >>>> >>>> I agree with Nancy. I am so sick and tired of the "supported by >>>> research" claim that I could scream. One of my principals sent >>>> out an >>>> email a few weeks ago with a link and an article that showed >>>> research >>>> about student achievement with Saxon math. ick. So I read it, >>>> and it >>>> referred basically to test scores AND also mentioned that Saxon >>>> math >>>> did not do well in problem-solving, which was better addressed >>>> with a >>>> different program that was studied. I think it was three or four >>>> math >>>> programs that were compared, and maybe it was Everyday Math that >>>> was >>>> better at problem-solving, but please don't quote me. Anyway, the >>>> point is that it truly is like a game of telephone. Perfect >>>> analogy, >>>> Nancy. >>>> >>>> Renee >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mar 13, 2010, at 3:22 AM, [email protected] wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> In a message dated 3/10/2010 11:59:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, >>>>> [email protected] writes: >>>>> >>>>> Could you give me a reference for that research? >>>>> So I'm behind on email, but don't see a response. I find often >>>>> that >>>>> something that is supposedly "supported by lots of research," is >>>>> kind of like the >>>>> telephone game. Everyone has heard that there is, but no one >>>>> quite can >>>>> pinpoint it. Just the fact that people say there is research makes >>>>> it so? I >>>>> agree with Maureen. I have seen a lot of evidence that often >>>>> students who read >>>>> slowly and methodically with prosidy, rereading and thinking >>>>> carefully, >>>>> are way better at comprehension than those who are trying to beat >>>>> the egg >>>>> timer. >>>>> >>>>> Nancy >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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. >>> >> >> "If you choose the quick and easy path, you will become an agent >> of evil." >> ~Yoda >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. > "Every child is an artist. 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