Elisa You are right, of course, our students are of course, thinking but may not know productive ways to think about text as they read. But to play devil's advocate here, would there be any thinking at all without language? Do newborn babies think or does thinking and reasoning come with language in general...so that by improving language you improve or even create, thinking? We're getting pretty deep philosophically here for a Saturday morning, aren't we? LOL! Jennifer In a message dated 3/29/2008 11:37:54 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
And, I would argue that we're teaching a way of thinking not thinking itself. That is already happening. The thinking has to come first before we can name it. But, I think we all already know that. Elisa **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom00030000000001) _______________________________________________ Understand mailing list [email protected] http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org
