Kim~ I find it interesting and refreshing to 'hear' your thoughts about music. I have been mulling a similar idea over for next year. I happen to listen to country music on my way to work (45-50 min. drive) and I find that there are so many songs that have messages in them. Usually the lyrics are 'safe', it would expose my inner-city kids to music they not may not usually listen to (although I would ask before I assume this), I would also think about different types of music and how the message is presented. I also remember a teacher who enlightened us in grammar school that song tell a story. I remember learning about the words in our National Anthem, the history and story connected, how it was written and the circumstances. It was powerful learning for me and I never listened to music passively again! I also realized that a songs words written down for me to read was an eye opener! Often times what the words were (I still do this) and what I sang didn't always match. So, thank you for the affirmation of my thinking and the inspiration to build on my thinking and begin jotting down my ideas and finding music!
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 4:42 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Comprehension in general > Kim, > First of all, please don't ever doubt that you have something to offer. > Being new to this profession just means you bring a fresh new way of > looking at things. It really gets my goat when other teachers denegrate > another teacher/administrator because he or she has little or no > experience. > > Second, you are right about the music. It reflects our culture, and > analyzing it may just be what would help these kids open up. At my school > we'd have to inform parents and give them documentation of every curse > word we encountered. I don't know what Bill's school would require. > > Keep on posting, the more voices we have in the conversation, the better! > > > Joy/NC/4 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and > content go hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Don't be flakey. Get Yahoo! Mail for Mobile and > always stay connected to friends. > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > 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. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org 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.