I agree... Fear is a part of it. So is lack of money for quality PD. A final question is this: do our schools have a culture of inquiry where teachers and students are encouraged to think? Or do we just encourage compliance? And if we don't have that culture, what can we do to build it?
Sent from my iPhone On Feb 17, 2012, at 8:46 PM, "Margy Hillman" <margueritehill...@yahoo.com> wrote: > let me add my voice too. > i think out of fear, people are not trusting selves to create the best > learning environments. > to quote jim collins -- found this in schomoker's book focus -- "Hedgehogs > see what is essential and ignore the rest." > cheers, > margy > > > > ________________________________ > From: Judy Shenker <jshen...@lcc.ca> > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 12:20 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] phonics program > > Totally totally agree with Carrie and Renee. > I have been deleting most messages lately (and considering dropping off > the listserv) because they were so far from what I thought was this > group's common belief system. > > Judy > > Judy Shenker > Learning Enrichment And Development Coordinator > Coordinatrice en enrichissement et développement de l'apprentissage > > Lower Canada College > 4090, avenue Royal > Montréal (Québec) H4A 2M5 > Téléphone (514) 482-9797 ext. 333 > Fax (514) 482-0195 > Site web www.lcc.ca > > Students first > L'élève avant tout > Celebrating 15 years of coeducation > LCC célèbre 15 ans d'éducation mixte > > > > > On 12-02-17 1:07 PM, "Carrie Cahill" <ccah...@msd143.org> wrote: > >> I am going to make a bold move here and say that Ellin Keene does not >> believe in scripted programs for phonics or any other aspect of >> reading!!!!!! I seem to be in the minority at this point, but I am so >> disheartened by the conversation on this listserv. The word "Mosaic" >> really should be taken out of the title of the listserv. We used to talk >> about how teachers were putting together their own lessons for >> comprehension. Now, we're talking about scripted phonics programs????? >> Thank you Renee for bringing back the researcher/practitioner - Ellin >> Keene - into this conversation! >> Carrie >> K-8 - Illinois >> >> >> >> >> I cannot help but wonder what Ellin Keene thinks of a scripted phonics >> program. >> >> Renee >> >> >> On Feb 16, 2012, at 10:41 AM, Lapenas, Nicole wrote: >> >>> Our district uses Saxon Phonics K-2 and the teachers really like it. >>> It is scripted and very easy to follow. Our students for the most >>> part do very well with phonics. >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
