I second the Amen and before that the cranky!
On 10/3/11 6:13 PM, "Kathy" <ka...@laurinburg.com> wrote: > Amen! Sorry, but I just had to say that. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 3, 2011, at 8:36 PM, mrsjro...@aol.com wrote: > >> I agree with Cranky oops I mean Renee. When will the powers that be learn >> that life is not scripted? There is no canned scripted program that is ever >> going to be completely successful. What happened to teaching children to be >> independent thinkers which includes life lessons about making appropriate >> choices and taking responsibility for ones own actions? What happened to >> spontaneity and teachable moments? Some of the best learning that I have >> ever witnessed was seizing that precious moment in time and building >> something >> long lasting with it. So Renee if you are cranky then I guess I am the >> grouch! >> >> >> In a message dated 10/3/2011 7:44:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >> phoenix...@sbcglobal.net writes: >> >> >> On Oct 3, 2011, at 2:21 PM, Suzanne Goebert wrote: >> >>> In my District they want us to use the gradual release model but >>> they also want us to tell the children (I teach Gr.2) when we are >>> changing to the next phase. They want to hear in our lessons that >>> we are saying I do, we do together, and you do alone. That way the >>> children will know what their job is. >> >> Does your district think children do not know "what their job is" >> when you say to them "ok you're going to work in a group now" or >> "this one you are doing by yourself"? >> >>> My question is...Do most of you use the words to signal your >>> children to change to the next phase? Or do you just make sure that >>> your lessons have all of the phases?? >> >> no on both counts >> >> I am not one who believes that *every lesson* needs to include a >> prescribed list of certain components decided by somebody who isn't >> even in my classroom. >> >> In fact, I think this is silliness. Sounds like a scripted version of >> a gradual release model, which is not supposed to be a checklist but >> an overall way of doing things. >> >> Call me cranky. >> >> Renee >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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
