I thought Skinner was a behaviorist theorist? I would think that his followers
would teach positive and negative reinforcement of isolated skills rather than
a love of reading.
We Shouldn't Teach Great Books; We Should Teach A Love Of Reading. -B.F.
Skinner
Philomena Marinaccio, Ph.D.
I live in Washington state. I feel confused that if the CCSS is
national (well... 45 states), why there would be different tests in the
West from in the East. I understand that to be true, but I don't know
why.
For 8th grade one of the reading literature standards is about theme
and
If you want to understand why there are two consortia developing common core
assessments, these two links will help.
http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/two-paths-toward-common-core-standards-assessments.html
http://teaching.about.com/od/assess/a/Common-Core-Assessment.htm
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Is this the standard you are asking about?
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over
the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting,
and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
Here's what I'd do with it.
Take a meaty
I'm a brand new teacher interviewing for my first job and I have an interview
next week as an elementary Basic Skills teacher. Can anyone give me any advice
on how to answer those interview questions?
Kathy
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Answer them with confidence. Know what you are talking about. Investigate the
school and their philosophies. When I participate in interviews the persons who
get my attention are those who care about all our students, know research, are
team players, and who are real. Be yourself! Good Luck.
