I totally gree! I am also 63 and working as a literacy coach. I have a few young teachers that are incredibly clueless regarding literacy instruction and one 70 year old who is working her heart out to improve. I don't believe that this is exceptional.
-----Original Message----- From: Janet Larr <[email protected]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Oct 11, 2011 8:11 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help I am an older teacher (63 years of age). I have heard enough ageism on his post. Move past it. Age does not define a teacher's practice. I m an instructional coach. I am working 10-12 hour days to move all ges of teachers toward responsive teaching using workshop approach. I on't consider my age a factor in how I teach just as I do not believe hat a very rigid, drill and kill teacher is that way because she is 26. et's just get to the important conversations and leave prejudicial tatements behind. ----Original Message----- rom: [email protected] mailto:[email protected]] On ehalf Of Felicia Barra ent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 6:37 AM o: 'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group' ubject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help I would also agree. I teach in a fairly large district (9 elementary chools) where we've adopted a packaged program for balanced literacy. t's ot perfect but a good start. The older teachers want a step by step cripted curriculum with a workbook which teaches skills not strategies. t s the younger teachers who have continued to do research, further their ducation and read professionally that understand what needs to be done. ven have a colleague that displays worksheets on her classroom bulletin oard! -----Original Message----- rom: [email protected] mailto:[email protected]] On ehalf Of [email protected] ent: Monday, October 10, 2011 8:07 PM o: [email protected] ubject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help Oh wow. I see absolutely the opposite! Most of the newer teachers I ee were at least trained in kid-watching. I see older teachers who ant a manual and step by step scripted curriculum. Or want to ontinue the books and worksheets they have used for 15 or 20 years! n fact, I just had a conference with my own daugher's teacher. My aughter is left handed. The room only had right hand desks. I wanted t changed. The teacher said no one has ever had a problem in 20 ears. Really? Or she never noticed? ----Original Message----- rom: Renee <[email protected]> o: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group [email protected]> ent: Mon, Oct 10, 2011 7:30 pm ubject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help absolutely agree! I am concerned that it seems that newer/younger eachers are less and less able to rely on their own observations, nd that it seems the norm to instantly look for a program of some ind, rather than cultivate the knowledge and observational skills ecessary for good kid-watching. And once again, this is not a riticism of newer/younger teachers... it is a criticism of the ystem and their trainers. Renee ______________________________________________ osaic mailing list [email protected] o unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to ttp://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive ______________________________________________ osaic mailing list [email protected] o unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to ttp://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
