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Re: using AR for reading grades is a mistake
Posted by absolutely on 9/27/08
I'm sorry to hear the school will not listen. Rather than
ask for permission to opt out, you could write the school a
letter demanding it citing the detrimental effects of all
the reasons you state in your post. If that gets you
nowhere there is another alternative. This is rather drastic
and I know I'll get heat for this but you can send a copy of
the letter to the local newspaper editor. Sometimes the
press shedding light on an issue brings change where a
parent by themselves cannot. Good luck in your quest.
On 9/27/08, MS parent wrote:
> As a parent currently working with our family's middle
> school on this very issue, I have to respectfully disagree
> with some previous posters and support "absolutely" here.
> Using AR for grades is a carrot-and-stick approach to
> reading motivation that is counterproductive to the stated
> goal of encouraging students to read for pleasure. Please
> read the latest literacy research on reading motivation.
> Our school provides little-to-no class time for silent
> reading, and the teachers freely acknowledge AR quizzes
> are used simply to make students prove they are reading at
> home. The quizzes are factored into grades. My children
> read and are rightly insulted by the message this approach
> sends. They are cooperative and respectful regarding AR
> in school, though, while behind the scenes I meet with
> teachers and administrators to question the educational
> soundness of AR and ask for my children to be allowed opt
> out (so far, after five months of dialogue, the school's
> answer remains no.) Nevertheless, I can't in good
> conscience watch their reading motivation harmed by being
> compelled to read "quiz-worthy" books at home on arbitary
> deadlines, so I continue to work on this. Please
> remember, students often reread books, or choose magazines
> or newspapers to read, but incredibly, in many places that
> use AR, this doesn't "count."
>
> Good luck to everyone who questions using AR for grades.
Posts on this thread, including this one
- using AR for reading grades is a mistake, 9/27/08, by MS parent.
- Re: using AR for reading grades is a mistake, 9/27/08, by absolutely.
- Re: The lunatics are running the asylum., 9/28/08, by BEWARE!!.
- Re: The lunatics are running the asylum., 9/29/08, by Envy.
- Re: The lunatics are running the asylum., 9/29/08, by it can be if it is used correctly.
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