tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post6065224668872618211..comments2023-11-11T00:35:13.251-08:00Comments on A Better Education: Is Fiction Frivolous?Tracy Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955928532137913330noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-69048658952714801532010-08-20T07:01:10.848-07:002010-08-20T07:01:10.848-07:00I was getting nervous reading the first sentence, ...I was getting nervous reading the first sentence, and then smiled. I am adding a Free Choice Reading Library to my Spanish classes this year with the $2,000 mil levy money Bill Roberts got. Fiction and non-fiction both because really, how can you go wrong reading, in any language?Lizanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-6725645312389091032010-08-17T10:45:09.707-07:002010-08-17T10:45:09.707-07:00I totally agree with you, and think that an intere...I totally agree with you, and think that an interest in one thing can do wonders for teaching how to learn. If a kid is interested in soccer, for instance, they can research players' stats (math, anyone?), get physical exercise by practicing their favorite player's moves, and maybe even get interested in learning more about world geography. A book may be considered "trash," but Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051174636017409935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-88606163634452450262010-08-16T16:35:53.640-07:002010-08-16T16:35:53.640-07:00Agreed, Tracy. The content vs. choice argument is...Agreed, Tracy. The content vs. choice argument is yet another in an interminable line of false dichotomies in education. There's room in a good education for plenty of both. Motivation and engagement matter, certainly. But we do our children a grave disservice when we allow them to miss out on essential knowledge because they're "not into it." As adults and teachers, we haveRobert Pondiscionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-83444227650727839962010-08-16T15:59:24.478-07:002010-08-16T15:59:24.478-07:00Robert, thanks for your comments. I know that peo...Robert, thanks for your comments. I know that people are motivated to homeschool for so many different reasons - some do have actual altars associated with them, of course, and many simply have preferences for an education that is different from the one offered to them in public schools. Some have an anything goes approach but most, in my experience do not.<br /><br />My son got a book today Tracy Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955928532137913330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-62661172684869004822010-08-16T12:12:10.662-07:002010-08-16T12:12:10.662-07:00Curiously, some of the biggest devotees of Core Kn...Curiously, some of the biggest devotees of Core Knowledge are homeschoolers, who have grown dispirited at the refusal of schools to give their children a rigorous, well-rounded education, with the schools preferring instead to worship at the altar of child-centered, anything-goes ideology. <br /><br />I want my child and my students to have a lifelong love of reading too. Unfortunately, people Robert Pondisciohttp://blog.coreknowledge.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-84847741581396967722010-08-16T11:28:00.505-07:002010-08-16T11:28:00.505-07:00Kerry, yes, I saw several studies that showed the ...Kerry, yes, I saw several studies that showed the summer brain drain was stopped as long as a kid read - anything seemed to count.<br /><br />Thank you, Kimberly!Tracy Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955928532137913330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-48949558971513395592010-08-16T08:37:44.395-07:002010-08-16T08:37:44.395-07:00great post - I just shared on twitter [tnlinationa...great post - I just shared on twitter [tnlinational]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-91529002405246546782010-08-16T08:25:25.512-07:002010-08-16T08:25:25.512-07:00I couldn't agree with you more!! Great post T...I couldn't agree with you more!! Great post Tracy!!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03249112299761076100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-4889261780796299772010-08-15T08:15:40.679-07:002010-08-15T08:15:40.679-07:00Read, read, read! That's what's important...Read, read, read! That's what's important, not what you read...Kerry Teegen Dickinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10908630594054009416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-4797546176314566972010-08-15T05:12:27.078-07:002010-08-15T05:12:27.078-07:00David - thank you and thanks for reading!
Hi Kook...David - thank you and thanks for reading!<br /><br />Hi Kooky, homeschooling used to be rare but it is now one of the fastest growing segments of education, increasing by leaps and bounds every year. There are so many reasons for doing it, and in my opinion, the Core Knowledge standards will help to create more homeschoolers. Good luck to you!Tracy Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955928532137913330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-59072309535478831062010-08-14T23:16:10.904-07:002010-08-14T23:16:10.904-07:00perfectly said!perfectly said!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586681265939138625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-34084407313016252882010-08-14T22:02:51.431-07:002010-08-14T22:02:51.431-07:00I couldn't agree with you more. I have just b...I couldn't agree with you more. I have just begun homeschooling my 2nd and 4th grade sons, and already I'm looking for ways to give them more say in what we study. Real education happens when they light up! It makes my stomach go in a knot when I think about the "test-makers and politicians" writing curricula... Thanks for this post.Hi Kookyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414232981567488952noreply@blogger.com