Teachers.Net Gazette Vol.5 No.3

March 2008

	Cover Story by LaVerne Hamlin
	Show Me The Money!!!
	If you can develop a lesson plan for your class, then you can write a grant. Here's how!
	Harry & Rosemary Wong
	Effective Teaching
	Coaching is six times more effective than class-size reduction
	Columns
»	A System Is Superior To Talent Marv Marshall
»	What Writing Isn’t Cheryl Sigmon
»	The Busy Educator's Monthly Five Marjan Glavac
»	Privacy in a Technological Age Rob Reilly
»	10 Tips for Difficult Parents Barbara & Sue Gruber
»	Problem-Based Learning Hal Portner
»	Understanding Autism Leah Davies
	Articles
»	Spaceship Toilets
»	March 2008 Writing Prompts
»	Internet Assisted Interactive Classroom
»	Our Civility Footprint
»	First Grade Family Reading Night Meets Speed Dating
»	Your Students Are Watching, Listening, and Learning
»	Teachers Lounge - To Go or Not to Go?
»	Retirement Guide for Teachers
»	Daily Lessons: Humility
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»	Teachers.Net Craft Favorite: Arrow to the Sun
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»	Live on Teachers.Net: March 2008
»	The Lighter Side of Teaching
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»	Apple Seeds: Inspiring Quotes for Teachers
»	What Do You Want In A Co-Op Teacher?
»	Newsdesk: Events & Opportunities for Teachers

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Post: Little Big Issue..

Posted by ALW on 3/28/08

Wow! I'm a beginning elementary education student (at 47)...
and I hope I can get over some of my "old school" ideas
about things.

It worries me that my 2nd grade daughter, who does well on
spelling tests, will misspell words when she does a free
write exercise. Or she will ask me how to spell basic words
that I think she should know. Of course, I always make her
think it through... listen for sounds, etc.

It also concerns me that kids don't get classroom
instruction on how to properly write their letters anymore?

As a volunteer, I see kids whose handwriting skills are so
minimal, that I'm wondering how in the world will they
succeed in the upcoming grades?

I guess I've got a lot to learn. I just hate the notion that
just because many of us use keyboards to "write" that it's
no longer necessary to teach children the value of writing
well, the old fashioned way. God forbid the power should
ever go out!

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• Oh boy!! I hope all teachers read this article!!!, 3/06/08, by Ollie.
• Thank you for making what I do make sense., 3/09/08, by mjg.
• Indeed!, 3/09/08, by Kathie.
• Re: Oh boy!! I hope all teachers read this article!!!, 3/09/08, by Kat.
• What Writing Isn't, 3/09/08, by Carol Gorman.
• What writing isn't, 3/09/08, by Annette.
• Re: What writing isn't, 3/09/08, by marg.
• What Writing Isn't, 3/09/08, by RWM.
• What Writing Isn't, 3/10/08, by Mary.
• what writing isn't -- Sloppy, if it's worth reading at all, 3/11/08, by Writers who respect their work take the time to revise it.
• Balance!, 3/12/08, by wig.
• Re: Balance!, 3/12/08, by ap.
• Re: Balance!, 3/12/08, by wig.
• Little Big Issue.., 3/28/08, by ALW.