Last month President Barack Obama published a picture book, of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters, which is illustrated exquisitely by Loren Long. I received a review copy of it while I was at NCTE. Since my husband was with me, I shared the book with him. We were both impressed by the… Continue reading President Obama’s Book + the Final Giveaway of 2010
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Stimulus Dollars + Writing Instruction
I, clearly, love the idea Mary Tedrow proposes in her article about investing money in quality writing instruction for our Nation's students. Please read this article about spending stimulus dollars on writing instruction. Then, let me know what you think by posting a comment. Is this where you think a lot of stimulus dollars should… Continue reading Stimulus Dollars + Writing Instruction
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Dear President-Elect Obama
Every Wednesday evening my students read the cover story in Time for Kids and then complete one of the worksheets. It's not exactly how I'd like to do current events, but sometimes it's all that's possible in a given-week. Last night's assignment was to read pages 4 and 5 of the present issue and then… Continue reading Dear President-Elect Obama
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Basic 411 on the Presidential Candidates and Education
Check out this CNN Overview on McCain and Obama's Stances on Education.
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Not Quite the Start I Hoped For… But Not Bad
Eight of my 18 kids (two were absent) came into school today with their Slice of Life Story Entries from the weekend. I was hoping to have more like 90% of my students come in with their entries written today, but I guess you cannot get everything you wish for, right? However, let's focus on… Continue reading Not Quite the Start I Hoped For… But Not Bad
