tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33353812.post6100513052392373142..comments2024-02-17T04:12:23.721-04:00Comments on parentalcation: Superintendent GodTurbineGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781298806992944235noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33353812.post-88328024898450854942007-03-24T21:17:00.000-04:002007-03-24T21:17:00.000-04:00Holy Moley, Rory! Now you've got your mother push...Holy Moley, Rory! Now you've got your mother pushing DI. Talk about calling in the reinforcements!!!Dennis Fermoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16066942564308377074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33353812.post-5650664788092429332007-03-24T17:56:00.000-04:002007-03-24T17:56:00.000-04:00I love the advice to "volunteer" in your local sch...I love the advice to "volunteer" in your local school.<BR/><BR/>Our local school is sooooo not interested in allowing parent volunteers to set foot inside the door.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33353812.post-30627357259732210102007-03-24T14:26:00.000-04:002007-03-24T14:26:00.000-04:00When Rory first told me about direct education, I ...When Rory first told me about direct education, I was sceptical. Being on of the liberal, critical thinking people, how could "rote" work. But, also being open minded, I looked at it. <BR/><BR/>First, it is structured. Well that is actually a plus. Ability grouped - a plus. <BR/><BR/>Second, I realized that direct instruction is not the entire class instruction time. It is just a way to learn the basics of reading. After all I remember helping in my mothers 2nd grade class years ago. When the student I was helping came to a word she didn't know she looked at me for the answer. When I said "sound it out", she looked blankly at me. Without me telling her she had no way to figure out that word with out me telling her what it was. Seems to me that would make reading on one's own fairly arduous.<BR/><BR/>Rory learned to read in New Zealand, where they taught sight reading for the first 50 words or so, just so the kids got the idea of reading. Then they added phonics so that the kids had a way to figure out new words. Now whether learning those 50 words first is irrelevant. what is important is that they learned phonics. And reading was not an independent subject. Reading was reinforced in science, social studies, etc. Needless to say Rory is a voracious reader. <BR/><BR/>- Rory's MomUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07950858860071772856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33353812.post-74575044522584316972007-03-24T11:23:00.000-04:002007-03-24T11:23:00.000-04:00Here it is.<A HREF="http://rightwingnation.com/index.php/2007/03/24/3119/" REL="nofollow">Here it is</A>.rightwingprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419372059353408855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33353812.post-21261389555121721852007-03-24T10:58:00.000-04:002007-03-24T10:58:00.000-04:00I haven't posted it yet, but I found the data, and...I haven't posted it yet, but I found the data, and it looks like the Wisconsin educrats are lying again.<BR/><BR/>Really lying this time.rightwingprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419372059353408855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33353812.post-26721380169138877362007-03-24T10:05:00.000-04:002007-03-24T10:05:00.000-04:00Time to analyze more of that data, I guess.Time to analyze more of that data, I guess.rightwingprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419372059353408855noreply@blogger.com