Beverlee, you would really enjoy this speech by Christopher Clouder of the Waldorf Schools. It's very inspiring and hopeful!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7r-idxHixo&feature=youtu.be On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 9:29 PM, Beverlee Paul <beverleep...@gmail.com>wrote: > What a wonderful paper!! I truly appreciate your sharing and I love your > knowledge and your writing. Gives me hope, makes me dream.... > > On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 6:22 PM, Ruth Weil <weilruth...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > My research was on pre-k and kindergarten. I emailed you a copy of the > lit > > review with sources. It was pretty interesting to study and very > > relevant. > > > > On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Cathy <cag...@myfairpoint.net> wrote: > > > > > Mena - can you cite your student's sources? Was her/his research on > > > kindergarten or per-kindergarten programs? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > Cathy > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > > On Sep 15, 2012, at 8:57 AM, Mena <drmarinac...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > > > I have to quote one of my students who researched this topic: > > > "Controversyexists in early childhood education with the development > and > > > implementation ofskills-based standards and the necessary accompanying > > > standardized tests. State and national early childhood standards were > > > developed as a result of NoChild Left Behind, and more recently Race to > > the > > > Top, both federal initiatives. The controversy lies in the incongruity > > > between research-based developmentalpractices that have long been > > accepted > > > for early childhood and the academicskills standards that are construed > > by > > > many early childhood educators to bereplacing those. Further > controversy > > > erupts due to an increase instandardized testing of young children for > > > program accountability. Critics argue that such testing has very low > > > reliability, causes stressfor both children and teachers, causes major > > > curriculum changes, and results inlarge amounts of teacher-directed > > > instruction taking the place of moredevelopmentally appropriate > > activities > > > that are typical in play-based,child-centered preschools. Traditional > > > child-initiated instruction inpreschool programs is thought to aid > > children > > > in their social and emotionalgrowth, development that will be lacking > as > > > more teacher-directed curriculum isimposed on early childhood in an > > attempt > > > to teach skills that are not, in manycases, age appropriate. The > > tendency > > > toward standardized teaching andassessment practices for young children > > is > > > not only an emotional issue, but atthe very core of determining how > > > children in the United States will best learnin order to be competent > > > adults in our global society. This literaturereview investigates this > > > multi-faceted problem which involves young children,their parents, > their > > > teachers, as well as government agencies and educationaltheorists. " > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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: Mlredcon <mlred...@aol.com> > > > > To: mosaic <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > > > > Sent: Fri, Sep 14, 2012 7:44 pm > > > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Rigor of Common Core in Kindergarten > > > > > > > > > > > > The best way is to do on demand informal assessments using running > > > records > > > > so kids can move up when they are ready and lots of interactive read > > > aloud > > > > for high level comprehension. Take a look at the > > > > website-readingwritingproject.com > > > > Maxine > > > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 9/14/2012 3:56:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > > > adamst...@pleasval.k12.ia.us writes: > > > > > > > > Hi! In Iowa, we are busy aligning to Iowa Core in Kindergarten - a > > close > > > > spin off Common Core. We are experiencing some tripedation as we > look > > > > to the rigor of getting students to an F & P level D by the end of > > > > Kindergarten. I am a reading specialist that wants to support the > > Core, > > > > but more importantly, help my teachers get comfortable and do the > > right > > > > thing at the right time in the most developmentaly appropriate way. > I > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > > -- > "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not > fish they are after." 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