Practitioners...should have used spelling check :) On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 6:07 PM, Maureen Morrissey < [email protected]> wrote:
> Sally, > great response, I hope Kaui and others read it and it makes them think: why > did I go into teaching in the first place? To spoonfeed pap to my students > or to make a difference in their lives? To help them pass a test or to help > them develop into lifelong learners, thinkers, readers. I'm afraid we cannot > have it both ways. It's sad to me that the question authority days are over > and many in the profession are deferring to the powers that be. We are the > educated educators; we are the professionals who should be lifelong learners > and reflective practicioners. We need to take back the educating of our > students, even if we have to start grassroots again like in the '80s. > Maureen > _______________________________________________ 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.
