And I would add to Beverlee's "HURRYING!!!"... hurrying through a reading series that offers no choice in reading selections; is not at all challenging for some students and too challenging for others; and finally spending way too much time assessing using poorly constructed instruments that reveal minimal information about a child's thinking. As a result the child has little investment in his/her learning; thus,it appears that his/her curiosity is lost. I think it's like a muscle that doesn't get used; it atrophies.
Cheri On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 12:01 AM, Beverlee Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What are we doing in schools that causes children to lose their curiosity? > > HURRYING!!!!! > _________________________________________________________________ > Watch "Cause Effect," a show about real people making a real difference. > Learn more. > http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/MTV/?source=text_watchcause > _______________________________________________ > Understand mailing list > [email protected] > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org > _______________________________________________ Understand mailing list [email protected] http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org
