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I just finished my first read of Pathways last night (admitting this wasn't a close read.) This is a very good book that, I think, the schools should provide for every teacher. It certainly gives me a lot to think about. However, it did leave me with two concerns...

First, CCSS seems to give science and social studies teachers a lot of the responsibility for teaching students how to read and write informational texts. I think we've all been through this before and have witnessed how science and social studies teachers react to this. The moans and groans, dragging of heals, out and out refusal, etc. And, of course, they end up blaming the reading/English teachers--as if they have to do something we didn't bother to do instead of this just being a logical manner of sharing the work. So, here come the moans and groans and wars between departments again.

Second, the authors repeatedly state that the standards for each skill are built on each previous years and that we tea...See More
Linda/reading I'm panicking too. I was at a meeting where we were told that kids would be using all kinds of technology to research, write, etc. Well, all I have in my room are 2 very old computers that take forever to get on the internet. I feel sure that I am not the only one with this kind of problem.
Jun 9, 2012


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