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by Alan

Apr 14, 2010

I am proud of what these kids have done and am merely information seeking, your reactions are unkind and absolutely unecessary. Clearly you won't be a source of information for me. I am in this for my kids and would like them to know that what they have done is spectacular. I would love to hear other commentary from other parts of the country on this topic but further bitter commentary from you shall be ignored. I sincerely hope you don't talk to your colleagues or students this way.

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NY5 to Alan Alan- Congratulations, and I'm so glad to hear how proud you are of your first graders. I'm sure they know from your enthusiasm that they have done something great. I actually learned something, though, from your post. I never heard of the "million words" thing (maybe because my kids are 5th grade???) We use the "points" for AR. Kids have a goal fo...See More

Apr 14, 2010

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Alan Kind of you, thanks!

On 4/14/10, NY5 to Alan wrote: > Alan- Congratulations, and I'm so glad to hear how proud you > are of your first graders. I'm sure they know from your > enthusiasm that they have done something great. > I actually learned something, though, from your post. I never > heard of the "million words" thing ...See More

Apr 14, 2010

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funny That's great news Alan!

On 4/14/10, Alan wrote: > Kind of you, thanks! > > On 4/14/10, NY5 to Alan wrote: >> Alan- Congratulations, and I'm so glad to hear how proud you >> are of your first graders. I'm sure they know from your >> enthusiasm that they have done something great. >> I actually learned some...See More

Apr 15, 2010

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Mona On 4/15/10, funny wrote: > That's great news Alan! > > On 4/14/10, Alan wrote: >> Kind of you, thanks! >> >> On 4/14/10, NY5 to Alan wrote: >>>Guys, you guys on this thread sound just like the people I NEED help from. Okay, I don't know about the millions of word stuff. I am sorry to say, I am a parent and I nee...See MoreOn 4/15/10, funny wrote: > That's great news Alan! > > On 4/14/10, Alan wrote: >> Kind of you, thanks! >> >> On 4/14/10, NY5 to Alan wrote: >>>Guys, you guys on this thread sound just like the people I NEED help from. Okay, I don't know about the millions of word stuff. I am sorry to say, I am a parent and I need HELP really really bad. Maybe it's just something I don't understand. Just hear me out please. My son went to first grade. He got really excited about AR. He is smart, but the reason I am so proud is on his own, he worked really hard and his reading level had a huge jump. The teacher said his STAR reading report at the beginning of the year was normal, but by the end of first grade he was reading at a 5th grade level. He received 144 points. He had more points than anyone in 1st, 2nd, or third grade, I think. He changed schools. He wanted real bad to show how good he was at AR. I didn't know this, but he set a "personal" goal for himself to get 170 points this year at his new school. I recently asked him how AR was going. He said he almost cried when he saw his points, because he had almost reached his personal goal because no one not even his teacher even knew he had almost reached his "personal" goal because they go by how many books you read. I went to his teacher and she said, that my son hadn't done anything that anyone else in her class hadn't done. Okay, here is the thing. My son is great friends with everyone in his class. I asked him, if maybe he was mistaken and everyone had read as much as him. He said that the closest person to him had 40 points. Guys, I believe my son. I know what he is saying is true. He has a really nice teacher. I went to her again, and said he was frustrated at her lack of interest at his accomplishment. She told me what he was doing was the "NORM" here at this school, but I am good friends with many parents and they confirmed their children only had anywhere from 25 to 40 points.

My first question is, is it even possible since they go by books, she doesn't know how difficult it is to get 170 points.

Would it be normal, for a teacher to say he hasn't done anything extra if he has 170 points, and the closest kid to him has 40 points. I mean she is adament, but I know about the other kids points for sure. What I am saying is if it is my confusion it is not about the facts, I know about the other points for certain. So am I confused about how much harder it is to get 170 points.

My last question is all schools are different. This school doesn't really focus that much on AR. I completely understand that, but I just need a general idea. When this began a month ago my son had 170 points. He will probably finish second grade with about 200+ points. My question is, is that considered quite a bit, even at school that really focuses on AR.

Here is why I am asking. This has gotten kind of wierd. My son switched schools to go to a "better" school. When I approach the teacher about things, I get kind of what I consider "wierd" responses. Like she hardly lets me get out what I am saying before she may say something, like, "See, you just don't understand, what your son is doing is the "NORM" here. Or all of the kids "HERE" read at a high level. That was what she said the first time I asked her about his progress. The next time she said, "See you don't understand, "THESE kids travel, some of "THESE" kids have travelled around the world. "THESE" kids started school when they were very young. Of course, what I want to say is maybe someone should teach "THESE" kids about how to set goals, but I digress. It's not about the other children. It's gotten so wierd, that I am beginning to believe that what my son has done there is so out of the "NORM" for that school but she is blinded by the fact that the last thing she expected was a kid from the "wrong" side of the tracks to outdo "THESE" kids, so she can't even see it. I'm not trying to be ugly, but my son is extremely hurt. I mean really hurt guys, he wanted to make her really proud. And he feels this. Can someone tell me if I am blind or is she blind, because I am starting to think that she can't see it, because it is so unexpected, that she can't wrap her brain around it.

Apr 16, 2010

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Susan After seeing the rude responses to Alan regarding his first graders who have read over a million words, I thought I'd check how our school compared. I'm a librarian at an elementary (K-5) and a middle school (6-8). I'm only at the elementary today, so I can't check both schools, but I checked our first grade students. No one even came close to one ...See More

Apr 19, 2010

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