Loving this discussion. Think this is so so true. Sally On Jan 4, 2013, at 7:53 AM, Beverlee paul wrote:
> The post you're speaking to was actually my second "post" yesterday. I wish I > had a dollar for every post I carefully wrote and then lost because of silly > tech glitches. I no longer remember all I wanted to say, but the main part > was probably dealing with the NAEYC'S model of learning. Through the years > I've found it to be true of virtually all learning, no matter the age of the > learner or the content. The model purports that all learning begins with > awareness and proceeds to exploration, then inquiry, and last utilization. > It's not linear, nor clean and neat, nor predictable, nor simple, nor > uniform. I believe that model aids and deepens understanding of the release > to independence. I also believe Jerry Harste's discussion of like processes, > often called "mucking around", is illustrative. It's time we begin to discuss > again the differences between teaching and learning. All too often in the > last few years, there has been the "unperceived inconsistency" and underlying > assumption that > everything that is taught is learned and, even sillier, that nothing is > learned unless it is taught. Whole class instruction comes from that > thinking. Learning is something done by the child, not to the child, and we > need to remember that. Often differentiation is a necessary result of > teaching large groups in a too-narrow fashion, rather than being open-ended > enough to accommodate differences among learners. > > You mention anthologies. I believe that publishers, in their attempt to be > all things to all people so as to increase sales, have/use inadequate PD on > their part as well. That often results in whole-class teaching. If the > district doesn't extend the teachers' understandings, or challenge > assumptions, release to independence becomes just one more buzz phrase. > > Hopping down off my soap box now.... > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ 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
