tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post8245141070991742912..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Georgia Heard, Poetry, and Common Core StandardsMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-88446667258815826632011-06-29T07:10:13.615-04:002011-06-29T07:10:13.615-04:00Thanks for recapping this session. Even though I d...Thanks for recapping this session. Even though I didn't get to attend it, I feel like I was there. What a big final message. I'm putting it in a place I can see it often.<br />RuthRuth Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691244229499772525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-2066408334294361782011-06-26T18:01:09.230-04:002011-06-26T18:01:09.230-04:00Rebecca, that was her point EXACTLY!!! Love the po...Rebecca, that was her point EXACTLY!!! Love the poem first, then figure out how the author strung the words together!<br /><br />Cathy, yes, good teaching is ALWAYS going to surpass whatever standards we're given.<br /><br />I've killed myself for several years trying to do a poem a DAY. One of the biggest take-aways was to study a poem a WEEK. Ahh...that's do-able.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-78694527783126624542011-06-26T17:41:34.135-04:002011-06-26T17:41:34.135-04:00Mary Lee,
I'm going to join you on the "a...Mary Lee,<br />I'm going to join you on the "apprehensive side" of the common core standards. Thanks for making me feel a little better. When Ohio first went to standards someone said to me, "Think of the standards as a small piece of the pie. You're going to give your students a lot more than that." (I think that someone was Tony, but it's been awhile.) I've always held onto that. Your post, and Georgia Heard, remind us once again of the bigger picture. <br /><br />Thanks,<br />CathyCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-48865230604347230502011-06-26T16:43:41.215-04:002011-06-26T16:43:41.215-04:00I like that this model has you wait until the 5th ...I like that this model has you wait until the 5th day to dissect the poem. By then, the poem will become these student's own and I think they will find more joy and purpose in looking at it closely.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14431678965477649493noreply@blogger.com