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by innocent bystander

Jan 23, 2010

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

Fireman Dad 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,...See More

Jan 24, 2010

Good luck to all the teachers committing readicide. "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 i...See More

Jan 24, 2010

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

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.

On 1/24/10, Fireman D...See More

Jan 24, 2010

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