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Does AR Work?

by Fireman Dad

Jan 18, 2010

Go to sdkrashen.com articles does AR work

interesting reading.

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Ima Teacher This is a repost of the post from down below about this. Everything looks right. I used to email something similar to people, but I never posted it outright on the site. I'll repost since it's already here.

Re: Can someone help me? Here's how to get the tests.

Charlotte's Archive is part of the Accererated Reading discussion gro...See More

Jan 19, 2010

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Jeaine Vandevort On 1/18/10, yeah, yeah, yeah wrote: > Again, when someone agrees with you, you like it! > > That poster, by the way, said some of the same things that you have > bashed others for.

WHAT THE HELL AR IS THE SCHOOL

Jan 24, 2010

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Journal Entry

by AR Fan TWO

Jan 18, 2010

Tonight I was reading journals my 5th graders write in each day. Here's an entry from a boy in my class where we use AR and it does count for 10% of their reading grade(% of goal reached): "I like to read in my free time. I've read a ton of books. Number the Stars is the best book so far. I wish they would come out with Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5. It's...See More

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Surrender?

by innocent bystander

Jan 23, 2010

Did Fireman Dad finally give up, or did he get blocked? I know he was reported.

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Fireman Dad On 1/24/10, Good luck to all the teachers committing readicide. wrote: > "Good luck to all the teachers committing readicide." > > Fireman Dad, I lost all respect for you with that ignorant > remark.. I never agreed with you, but I respected you as a good > dad who cares about his kid. You have judged an entire population > of peo...See MoreOn 1/24/10, Good luck to all the teachers committing readicide. wrote: > "Good luck to all the teachers committing readicide." > > Fireman Dad, I lost all respect for you with that ignorant > remark.. I never agreed with you, but I respected you as a good > dad who cares about his kid. You have judged an entire population > of people and a program that does work well when used properly > (which it is possible your school isn't.)

First, that is not an ignorant remark, its a truth. The key is at the end of your statement..."when used properly".

And its apparent YOU have judged what I said incorrectly. That quote was not to all teachers, just the ones misusing the program. If that is you, then the quote is for you, if not, then its not for you. I whole heartedly believe that there are more misusing it than not. I believe some teachers (most are likely unaware)are morphing this program to help them and not the kids and in the long run it will be a negative instead of a positive.

I bet your kid is in > first or second grade. You have sooooooo much to learn as a > parent and one day, you will see you carried on and on about > something you really did not know much about.

You are correct on one thing, I do have alot to learn as a parent, never said I didnt, but on this issue, I dont agree with you. Again I believe you are wrong. I believe I know more than you give me credit for.

You remind me of > those parents at t-ball games who go ballistic about some call a > 14 year old umpire makes. Years later, they realize what fools > they were and that it really didn't matter that much anyway in the > big picture. Don't assume your son will hate to read. Give him a > chance.

I am not assuming he will hate to read because I'm righting a wrong here in my house and at his school and doing what it takes to ensure he does not hate to read.

> > On 1/24/10, Fireman Dad wrote: >> On 1/23/10, innocent bystander wrote: >>> Did Fireman Dad finally give up, or did he get blocked? I >>> know he was reported. >> >> >> I didnt "give up"... Give up what???? I have my opinions on >> the program, which are not all bad, but its mostly the way >> schools misuse it and use it for a grade and as an external >> incentive to promote reading now, but after the incentive is >> gone, so are the readers. >> >> Oh wow, I was reported? That takes an insecure person to do >> that instead of debate things on here, but I guess when you >> dont agree with a teacher (because they can !)you are wrong. >> >> Good luck to all the teachers committing readicide.

Jan 24, 2010

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Mr. A One problem in English classes is that so many things are "accelerated" that not much really gets learned. Still, the D/F rate for English classes is quite high.

We spend 180 hours with each student. There's no reason why, say, fifty concrete and quantifiable things can't be learned with very little homework.

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Jan 24, 2010

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Miss me?

by Fireman Dad

Jan 24, 2010

Its kinda amusing that so many apparently didnt want me here then to have them questioning where I have been. Did you miss me?

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Not in the least NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On 1/24/10, Fireman Dad wrote: > Its kinda amusing that so many apparently didnt want me > here then to have them questioning where I have been. Did > you miss me?

Jan 24, 2010

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Please do not feed the troll.

by Longtime Member

Jan 24, 2010

When you feed trolls with responses of any kind, it will just encourage the behavior that we don't want.

Reporting posts from parents or people who attempt to disrupt the purpose and flow of the board is the best response, although this board isn't monitored as well as the main board.

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Fireman dad On 1/24/10, Longtime Member wrote: > When you feed trolls with responses of any kind, it > will just encourage the behavior that we don't want. > > Reporting posts from parents or people who attempt to > disrupt the purpose and flow of the board is the best > response, although this board isn't monitored as well as > the main b...See More

Jan 24, 2010

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Mr. A Let's face it---teachers sometimes see parents as pests, even as enemies (and not without reason).

The post below, however, begs the question: "What exactly is the behavior we don't want?"

Can't speak for teachers of other subjects but a little self examination wouldn't hurt English teachers because for the most part what we as a...See More

Jan 24, 2010

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Quiz Question -

by Tracy - 1st

Jan 26, 2010

When my kids take an ar quiz, they have a choice of selecting "Read To" or "Read Independently". Can someone tell me what the difference is? Is one quiz harder than the other? I always have my kids choose Read Independently but, they actually read the book to their parents, so I am wondering if I should have them choose Read to, instead. Thanks for...See More

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hgrdgsd On 1/26/10, Tracy - 1st wrote: > When my kids take an ar quiz, they have a choice of > selecting "Read To" or "Read Independently". Can someone > tell me what the difference is? Is one quiz harder than > the other? I always have my kids choose Read Independently > but, they actually read the book to their parents, so I am > wonder...See More

Feb 24, 2010

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Mona On 2/24/10, hgrdgsd wrote: > On 1/26/10, Tracy - 1st wrote: >> When my kids take an ar quiz, they have a choice of >> selecting "Read To" or "Read Independently". Can someone >> tell me what the difference is? Is one quiz harder than >> the other? I always have my kids choose Read Independently >> but, they actually...See More

Mar 28, 2010

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AR Dog Tags

by Elizabeth Santos

Jan 27, 2010

Does anyone know where I can purchase the AR Dog Tags?

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Diana Omerovic On 1/27/10, Elizabeth Santos wrote: > Does anyone know where I can purchase the AR Dog Tags? > Idk , but that seems weird!

Jan 30, 2010

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Christine Taylor On 1/30/10, Diana Omerovic wrote: > On 1/27/10, Elizabeth Santos wrote: >> Does anyone know where I can purchase the AR Dog Tags? >> Idk , but that seems weird! C & R Promotional Products. We make laminate custom dog tags for many schools in High Desert of California. Our tags are full color. You tell us what you want on them and...See More

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Why cant we take tests at home?

by Diana Omerovic

Jan 30, 2010

why??

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Tyler On 1/30/10, Diana Omerovic wrote: > why??

How can you prove the student actually took it? Could have been a sibling, friend, parent, etc.

Feb 9, 2010

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Anyone having software issues?

by Ima Teacher

Feb 15, 2010

Has anyone had any issues with the Enterprise program not loading correctly on Windows 7 computers running IE 8?

We've gotten some new computers, which have Windows 7. I made sure to run all the updates in order to have the latest versions of IE, Adobe reader, and Java/Flash. The program works fine until the test is ready to load. All I g...See More

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AR is not developmentally appropriate

by Natasha Y. Nation

Feb 18, 2010

Financially we will likely have to make cuts in our spending in the next year. That means a move from a private school where my 5 year old has enjoyed and advanced with accelerated reader to our public school. The principal of our local public school K-3rd says Accerated Reader is not developmentally appropriate for her students. 1. I don't underst...See More

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Tyler On 2/18/10, Natasha Y. Nation wrote: > Financially we will likely have to make cuts in our > spending in the next year. That means a move from a > private school where my 5 year old has enjoyed and advanced > with accelerated reader to our public school. The > principal of our local public school K-3rd says Accerated > Reader is n...See More

Feb 19, 2010

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trying to help Book Adventure is similar and free, not quite as good since not as many book quizes if I remember correctly. I used it for a few years a number of years ago before we got AR at our school.

Feb 23, 2010

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