Re: [MOSAIC] Accelerated Reader/trapped?

2007-09-03 Thread ljackson
Even I can concede AR as the lesser of these evils. Lori On 9/3/07 3:36 PM, "kimberlee hannan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Joy, > While I do understand your feelings, I must say I'd rather have the AR > police at my door than HM police, or the OC police, or the Reading First > police. In my e

Re: [MOSAIC] Accelerated Reader/trapped?

2007-09-03 Thread kimberlee hannan
Joy, While I do understand your feelings, I must say I'd rather have the AR police at my door than HM police, or the OC police, or the Reading First police. In my experience with it, AR does expect the kids to read for long uninterrupted periods of time, with books (supposedly) at their level, wit

[MOSAIC] Accelerated Reader/trapped?

2007-09-03 Thread Joy
The folks I feel for are those trapped in a school/system where they are forced to use it. So what to do in that instance? I've said that I'd leave. Not always the easiest thing to do. So, in the meantime, the mortgage has to be paid, families have to eat. What do you do until you can find anoth