I am SO glad to hear you say this. Our county is going head first into this and it is strangling us teachers. Thank you! -------------- Original message from Beverlee Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: --------------
I'm voting in the general election and contributing as much as I possibly can to > the candidate who supports NCLB less. > Until we can get rid of the NRP and their self-serving financial interests, > we will continue to subscribe to "Scientifically-Based" Reading Research > which is what continues to strangle us, whether it be in RtI, tutoring, > higher education, > or educational practice. > RtI is in chaos, just as you described, partly because of the overwhelming > use of DIBELS as states were "approved" for Reading First grants. And party > because noone really has any idea what is expected. The biggest "authority," > McLaughlin (I think, ?, doesn't sound quite right) hasn't even been able to > get her manuscript published condemning all our educational system because we > have need > for special services for special needs services. > I would read the thoughtful books by Elaine Garan, Denny Taylor, Gerald > Coles, Ken Goodman, Jeff McQuillan and others describing the rampant > financial and > other corruption in the ranks of the Reading First crowd, SBRR, etcetera. I > would read the investigation by Ted Kennedy's office into allegations of > wrongdoing. I would check out susanohanian.com. I would absolutely read > DIBELS: What It Is, What It Does. > > And I would pray. > > > > > > > Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 10:48:45 -0500> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Subject: [MOSAIC] RtI> > >From Beverly:> > > ..............if we just ignore the RtI-ers, we are able to teach in the> way > we > see is best for our kids. :-( > > > > Beverly and others:> > I am an > administrator and I am having a very hard time "ignoring" RtI -> it is a law > in > my state - in fact our law has gone above and beyond the> federal guidelines. > I > do not have a classroom where I can just shut my> door and teach the way I > believe - which is also supported by tons and> tons of research. So, what do > I > do? Our state is requiring that an> enormous amount of resources be put > toward > this "law" without the first> idea of what it means and how it is ruining our > kids' education! I am> extremely concerned and I have been saying so for over > a > year with> little to no response from anyone. I feel like people are just> > following the herd - like they've just given up and feel they are doomed> to > state oversight and WORST practice in education as opposed to best> practice. > I > would hope that those who subscribe to this listserv are> the professionals > that > could actually do something about this. It won't> happen if we just moan and > groan - teachers pointing fingers at> administration and administrators > pointing > fingers at the state. What> are people out there really doing about > this?!?!?!?! > > > > > Carrie> > K-8, IL> > > > > > > _______________________________________________> 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. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Be the filmmaker you always wanted to be—learn how to burn a DVD with > Windows®. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/108588797/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > 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.
