tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11334369.post116154837909452619..comments2024-03-23T00:20:51.413-05:00Comments on Sara Holbrook's Blog Spot: DIBELSsara holbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09500715824049610614noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11334369.post-89354342847329516752007-01-11T18:25:00.000-05:002007-01-11T18:25:00.000-05:00Another great link to check out further DIBELS inf...Another great link to check out further DIBELS info. is the 9anti0 dibels clearhouse at:<br />http://vsse.net/dibels/<br /><br />Thanks-<br />LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11334369.post-1161696445079074932006-10-24T08:27:00.000-05:002006-10-24T08:27:00.000-05:00What I worry about, is that there are so MANY wron...What I worry about, is that there are so MANY wrongs perpetuated by this administration, that education won't even rate a blip on the election radar. NCLB is ripping the hearts out of teachers and kids nationwide all so that a few companies can report higher earnings.sara holbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09500715824049610614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11334369.post-1161629440301078672006-10-23T13:50:00.000-05:002006-10-23T13:50:00.000-05:00To piggyback on Charles comment:Forcing a single p...To piggyback on Charles comment:<BR/><BR/>Forcing a single pace not only may be prodding along a student not yet ready to move on - it also holds back students that could move at a more accelerated rate since the whole class needs to be at the same point at the same time.michael salingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717310933948991992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11334369.post-1161629165403533482006-10-23T13:46:00.000-05:002006-10-23T13:46:00.000-05:00This "on your mark, get set, go!" type of teaching...This "on your mark, get set, go!" type of teaching is ruining the fabric of these children's lives and sucking the creativity and joy out of the teachers who have no choice (if they still want to have a job) but to teach it. What on earth ever happened to "going at your own speed?" The kids are learning by rote instead of learning by heart which I think will ultimately give them a negative reaction to reading later on down the line. When I was on tour with Poetry Alive I cannot even begin to tell you how many teachers told me "Charles I spend so much time getting the kids ready for the standardized test that I don't feel I'm doing any real teaching at all and the students are suffering as a result." And by real teaching I mean taking their time on various subjects instead of "go, go, go!" Students learn better at their own pace I sure as heck did. But for the love of Pete what can we do to help the situation? Yes we all have traveled across the country and some people the world teaching them how to learn in a different way (by performing, by audio techniques) but is it enough? Oh the fate of society!Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042039543328193468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11334369.post-1161578979597507242006-10-22T23:49:00.000-05:002006-10-22T23:49:00.000-05:00Thank you for the links! The current administrati...Thank you for the links! <BR/><BR/>The current administration has a real penchant for improperly labeling things as big-s Science when they're clearly not. And, of course, for lining the pockets of well-connected friends.<BR/><BR/>My outrage is over the real harms that are being done to the children. Is literacy really where we want to play Dice?<BR/><BR/>I can't help but wonder: How did literacy became the goal instead of an absolute minimum acceptable performance? <BR/><BR/>We pat ourselves on the back now because little Johnny "can" read? Though, from the descriptions in the articles, Johnny really doesn't even have to know how to read, he's only required to sound out the phonemes of completely nonsense letter-sets!<BR/><BR/>How do these kids ever discover the joy of reading? The mesmerizing power of a good writer? The experience of new ideas, of new thoughts, of reason, whimsy and fantasy?<BR/><BR/>Thinking back, I can't put my finger on how I discovered that <I>something</I> beyond the mechanical of reading. I'm glad I did, and I'd hope there was someone along the way, just like you, who showed me the joy of words.<BR/><BR/>Please keep helping kids and teachers see the power that comes from writing, from reading, and from performing beyond the absolutely minimum acceptable level.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com