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Deb, please reread my first post

by Fireman Dad

Jan 8, 2010

Deb, on your last post, you stated I did not post what the specifics were on my issue with AR. Please read my first post and I believe I stated exactly the reading parameters clearly, at least to me. The only thing I did not include was that my son was in elementry school. I have sopken to the teachers and librarian and principal about our issues. That is still in the works of handling the issues. I DO NOT hate AR nor am I tring to bash it. I feel I have legimiate questions and I was here looking for answers or other like issues.

For Marie, I am not complaining about my son reading... I want him to read. My issure is this.... he is not getting the time in school to read that his goal is based on... so that means for him to reach his goal, it requires more reading time at home... that extra reading time at home along with the other homework is causing him to hate reading. It appears to me that that is not what we ( my wife and I and the school) wants to happen. I am looking for...See MoreDeb, on your last post, you stated I did not post what the specifics were on my issue with AR. Please read my first post and I believe I stated exactly the reading parameters clearly, at least to me. The only thing I did not include was that my son was in elementry school. I have sopken to the teachers and librarian and principal about our issues. That is still in the works of handling the issues. I DO NOT hate AR nor am I tring to bash it. I feel I have legimiate questions and I was here looking for answers or other like issues.

For Marie, I am not complaining about my son reading... I want him to read. My issure is this.... he is not getting the time in school to read that his goal is based on... so that means for him to reach his goal, it requires more reading time at home... that extra reading time at home along with the other homework is causing him to hate reading. It appears to me that that is not what we ( my wife and I and the school) wants to happen. I am looking for ways to help the situation.. I am just asking for input from people more educated and experienced than I. I felt I had legit concerns and from the tone I took from some replies, I felt attacked and made to feel like an incompetent parent, which I feel I am not. I may not be as familiar with all of the inner workings as some of you guys, thats why I'm here. I have not complained about AR at all... What I have asked is why this or why that, as pure questions and trying to understand what is happening and why and if this is the best way to get kids to read. I felt I got labeled as a parent that hates AR ( which I do not)and am just here to stir the pot. Deb, I did not say I hate you!! Where in any of my post is that word used???? I think part of the problem here is the offense you apparently taken to my questioning how things work and why things work the way they do. I took some of your replys as "with attitude" like "I have 3000 to be exact", and "Maybe you need to spend more time modeling reading to your son instead of complaining on a chatboard. Take him to the library or a book store and read!". That is where I took things as unprofessional and condesending. If I mistook them for that, I apologize to you.

Again, the whole carrot/whip thing..... I was under the impression that AR was supposed to get kids to want to read (carrot) and not MAKE (whip)kids read. This is what is happening due to the parameters the school has set the goals with but then doesnt give them the time the parameters were set upon. Thats my issue... not the AR as a whole.

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Mr. A Kids are assigned WAY too much reading WAY too early.

My experience is that most of them already hate reading by the time they reach high school, maybe sooner.

The overload on reading leads to dishonesty in reporting, too, so we compromise the kids' integrity, their time, and their appreciation for education as an entity.

...See MoreKids are assigned WAY too much reading WAY too early.

My experience is that most of them already hate reading by the time they reach high school, maybe sooner.

The overload on reading leads to dishonesty in reporting, too, so we compromise the kids' integrity, their time, and their appreciation for education as an entity.

It's a shame.

On 1/08/10, Fireman Dad wrote: > Deb, on your last post, you stated I did not post what the > specifics were on my issue with AR. Please read my first > post and I believe I stated exactly the reading parameters > clearly, at least to me. The only thing I did not include > was that my son was in elementry school. > I have sopken to the teachers and librarian and principal > about our issues. That is still in the works of handling > the issues. I DO NOT hate AR nor am I tring to bash it. I > feel I have legimiate questions and I was here looking for > answers or other like issues. > > For Marie, I am not complaining about my son reading... I > want him to read. My issure is this.... he is not getting > the time in school to read that his goal is based on... so > that means for him to reach his goal, it requires more > reading time at home... that extra reading time at home > along with the other homework is causing him to hate > reading. It appears to me that that is not what we ( my > wife and I and the school) wants to happen. I am looking > for ways to help the situation.. I am just asking for input > from people more educated and experienced than I. I felt I > had legit concerns and from the tone I took from some > replies, I felt attacked and made to feel like an > incompetent parent, which I feel I am not. I may not be as > familiar with all of the inner workings as some of you > guys, thats why I'm here. I have not complained about AR > at all... What I have asked is why this or why that, as > pure questions and trying to understand what is happening > and why and if this is the best way to get kids to read. I > felt I got labeled as a parent that hates AR ( which I do > not)and am just here to stir the pot. > Deb, I did not say I hate you!! Where in any of my post is > that word used???? I think part of the problem here is the > offense you apparently taken to my questioning how things > work and why things work the way they do. I took some of > your replys as "with attitude" like "I have 3000 to be > exact", and "Maybe you need to spend more time modeling > reading to your son instead of complaining on a chatboard. > Take him to the library or a book store and read!". That > is where I took things as unprofessional and condesending. > If I mistook them for that, I apologize to you. > > Again, the whole carrot/whip thing..... I was under the > impression that AR was supposed to get kids to want to read > (carrot) and not MAKE (whip)kids read. This is what is > happening due to the parameters the school has set the > goals with but then doesnt give them the time the > parameters were set upon. Thats my issue... not the AR as > a whole.

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