Re: I hate fountas and pinnell reading stations

MrsMBC

Posted on 8/20/09

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On 3/07/09, Tim wrote:
> 3/7/09, Tim wrote:
> I've been teaching a little more than 1/2 then number of years
> that Bev has and I have to say that if something isn't broken
> then why are we trying to fix it. During my teaching career
> I've seen the pengulem swing from one extreme to other to the
> point of being absolutely rediculous. In the mean time ten of
> thousands of dollars (or more) are being waisted every time
> they try to reinvent the wheel under a different name.
> How does all of this relate to Bev's comments. I completely
> agree that there is a time and a placw when students PreK-12
> should be expected to sit at a table or desk in order to
> complete some type of task (worksheets, assigned or
> independent writing, assessments etc...). I've seen a
> substantial rise in the numbers of students that I term suffer
> from the disease "ants in their pantsitus." Regardless of the
> students age they should be able to sit still in a chair for a
> specific amount of time (depending on their chronological
> age). In my non-medicaly trained opinion far too many people
> are being missed diagnosed as being ADD or ADHD. The reality
> of it all is that clear expectations for behavior i.e. for
> sitting down in a chair were not established from the time a
> child could sit in a highchair onward.
> I'm also a parent and my observation is that many folks do not
> know how to or care to parent. Therefore we are bringing up a
> generation that has parented themselves. Far too many children
> run the household as I've observed at school during
> parent/teacher conferences and when out in public at stores or
> restaurants. What does this say about us as a society? Not
> only are foreign countries outscoring our students
> academically but in many cases the parents are also far more
> involved in the parenting of their children. Let's get a grip
> people!

I couldn't even read your comment because it has so many spelling
errors. You are a teacher?
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