Does anyone remember Roger Farr saying that it seems children go from "thinkers in Kindergarten to stinkers in 5th grade" ? I truly believe that we don't allow children the freedom to be divergent thinkers... thinking outside the box is prohibited by many. And if the answer a child gives isn't specifically what teachers (myself included) think it should be, we don't accept it, we say it's wrong. After a few times, a child begins to be quiet, stops volunteering and maybe even stops thinking because so many times he/she has been told, "That's wrong!" Darlene Wontrop Reading Specialist JVES - Jarrettsville Elementary JRead! Read! Read! "There is more treasure in books than in all of the pirate's loot on Treasure Island..." Walt Disney
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sun 6/22/2008 2:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Understand] more on chapter six Maybe, just maybe...there is a strong tie between the 'Fourth grade slump' and the age at which we have schooled out all the curiosity of early childhood... Jennifer In a message dated 6/22/2008 8:58:13 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 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 **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) _______________________________________________ Understand mailing list [email protected] http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org
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