Hi Norma,
That's why I made the caveat. And it's the principal's job to make sure
all teachers are doing the best for students that they can do. I am
also a strong advocate of the RW model, and I also know that if a
teacher is really really against teaching that way, it's not going to
work, either. Having said all that, I think it's generally one step at
a time.
Renee
On Aug 18, 2011, at 5:37 AM, norma baker wrote:
Renee,
I guess whether their strategies are working are the case in point.
One classroom that I worked in this year, the teacher "dragged" the
class thru a "T" level book. It took 3 weeks. The higher readers in
the room are capable of reading several harder books a week and the
lower kids in the class had great difficulty following it. One day
when the teacher was late for class, one of the remedial reading
students on my caseload turned to me and said, "I don't know what's
going on." We were 3/4 of the way thru the book at that point. So,
I guess that's why I'm such a strong advocate of the RW model. I feel
that students benefit a great deal from reading books at an
appropriate level that they're interested in. I may not be right, but
I'm hoping I'm closer than that misguided teacher. Also with total
whole class instruction very few people were getting what they needed.
An old man once said, "There comes a time in your life, when you walk
away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround
yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad, and focus on
the good. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who
don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a
part of life, getting back up is living."
---------- Original Message ----------
From: Renee <[email protected]>
To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group"
<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading Workshop and/or Cafe model
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:55:49 -0700
I have to say that there is a part of me that is not supportive of
dragging other teachers away from their strategies..... IF those
strategies are working for THOSE teachers. I say this from the
perspective of one who was the only person in my building using a
math workshop approach. I never felt the need to have other teachers
do what I was doing, and I was very glad that nobody tried to drag me
into their shift into direct instruction.
There are two sides to this coin.
Just a thought...
Renee
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