tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217064182477817401.post762471240450244536..comments2024-02-18T02:48:16.455-06:00Comments on Guy's Edu Blog: National Reading Conference IIGuy Traininhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358676162348477945noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217064182477817401.post-37088126384365390242010-03-18T10:25:12.770-06:002010-03-18T10:25:12.770-06:00Faded anomics are a real problem! However in the d...Faded anomics are a real problem! However in the decline of arts culture in general it may be best to remain aware rather than trendyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217064182477817401.post-21723950905214688562010-01-06T00:40:12.762-06:002010-01-06T00:40:12.762-06:00I think what Judy said about us leaving the wider ...I think what Judy said about us leaving the wider world of word consciousness to the narrow world of word lists--may be in fact a microcosm of the wider world of education. Are we not narrowing education in the mad race to make sure every child has the same facts? When standards move into specific facts we lose the forest to gain the trees. I have always supported standards, but worry about impact.<br />But back to our project. Is our change in focus a result of measurement issues? Give a teacher a list of 12 words and they will focus on those 12 words. At the same time-have we really looked at the general increase in vocabulary?<br />do we see any growth in oral discussion or word choice? I know the writing samples get longer. <br />on the other hand, in the beginning we pushed the vocabulary strategies and lost the art, now have we pushed the art and lost the vocabulary? Is this the core of the issue of integration? <br />I do think the teachers are trying to meld, the walk into the painting that the 3rd grade teachers wrote about seems to me to be a vehicle to Judy's word consciousness and to good art.NancyAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13352751404747649851noreply@blogger.com