Please don't retire. I have heard so many older teachers say that the conditions of teaching are causing them to retire. So many of our new teachers, who have been raised in these direct instruction schools, have the example of teacher-proof pedagogy as their hegemony. They have been raised in a culture that demands research-based instruction. More experienced teachers have lives that should be considered enthnographic research. If "research-based" instruction is the litmus test of good teaching we need to fight experiment research with our combined ethnographic research. I would love to have teachers share on a thread some anecdotal stories of struggling readers who have learned to read without a program.
Philomena Marinaccio-Eckel, Ph.D. Florida Atlantic University Dept. of Teaching and Learning College of Education 2912 College Ave. ES 214 Davie, FL 33314 Phone: 954-236-1070 Fax: 954-236-1050 -----Original Message----- From: Patricia Kimathi <pkima...@earthlink.net> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Sat, May 26, 2012 3:09 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Saddened by Administration Mandate: Students and Choice R ... What's the old song- you have to know when to fold them. I think I get the message that it is now time for me to fold them. I am trying to hang on one more year, but it is difficult as I read these things and I see my district moving in that directions. Also, because I am in Los Angeles and we keep hearing of more teachers being accussed of misconduct and abuse of children I am really feeling sdder and sadder. PatK On May 26, 2012, at 4:02 AM, rascal...@aol.com wrote: > I love the book, Book Whisperer!!! Up to now I have been able to > close my > door, however now we have 16 "walk throughs" that our > administration does > in a quarter. When the administration walks in to our classrooms, > if we > aren't teaching exactly what is in our lesson plans (we've had to > turn in the > week prior....that's another heated discussion for me)....we get > marked > "down" and they attach this to our pay. The observation are 50% of > my pay and > the other 50% is based on how well my kids "perform" on the FCAT > (which > again...is another heated discussion)! > I will manage to "sneak" in what is right for the kids...but again, > how sad > is that??? :-( > > Ali/FL > > > In a message dated 5/25/2012 10:00:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > kinder...@comcast.net writes: > > > > Thank you Ali! Just close your door and do what you know is > absolutely > best practice for our countries children! Administrators who have no > background in teaching do what they are told, because they are told. > Many do not > know what they are doing. Let your children read!!!!!!! Let them > read what > they choose to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Read the Book Whisperer. > > Eileen > > ( who feels your pain in N.M) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "norma baker" <hutch1...@juno.com> > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 5:48:26 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Saddened by Administration Mandate: Students > and > Choice R eading In Class > > I hear you! Our new principal wants to buy an anthology and > "programs". > She doesn't believe in conferencing because they need "direct > instruction". > It's all very frightening. Reading Workshop and RTI are district > initiatives and much money has been spent on them, but.......... > they RTI > disappeared this year. I'm guessing Reading Workshop will go next > year! Maybe we > should write the next novel about the future with non-readers > because of all > this nonsense! lol An old man once said, "There comes a time in > your > life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create > it. You > surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad, > and focus on > the good. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones > who don't. > Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part > of life, > getting back up is living." > > > Ali/FL > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > ____________________________________________________________ > 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 > The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/4fc01acd589ea1b561ccst05duc > _______________________________________________ > 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 > PatK _______________________________________________ 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
