Comments on: “You may lie.” (Also: MadLib) http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/you-may-lie-also-madlib/ Middle school teaching: Five shows a day, 180 days a year. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:01:50 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: mrC http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/you-may-lie-also-madlib/comment-page-1/#comment-577 mrC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:09:47 +0000 http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/?p=1569#comment-577 Ummm. No. I'm having problems with teachers who steal my thunder, so to speak, with specific novels which they know are in the curriculum following them. They can, and should, "build background knowledge and reinforce concepts" as much as possible, just so long as they don't use our seventh grade materials to do it. Ummm. No. I’m having problems with teachers who steal my thunder, so to speak, with specific novels which they know are in the curriculum following them. They can, and should, “build background knowledge and reinforce concepts” as much as possible, just so long as they don’t use our seventh grade materials to do it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/you-may-lie-also-madlib/comment-page-1/#comment-574 Anonymous Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:01:42 +0000 http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/?p=1569#comment-574 Really? You're having problems with other teachers who are helping build background knowledge and reinforcing concepts? Are we supposed to keep kids in cellophane wrappers so they never make connections or reinforce higher thinking or develop deeper understanding of themes unless we tell them to? Something to consider. Really? You’re having problems with other teachers who are helping build background knowledge and reinforcing concepts? Are we supposed to keep kids in cellophane wrappers so they never make connections or reinforce higher thinking or develop deeper understanding of themes unless we tell them to?

Something to consider.

]]> By: Ms. W http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/you-may-lie-also-madlib/comment-page-1/#comment-572 Ms. W Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:17:42 +0000 http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/?p=1569#comment-572 Blah, book thieves, I've had to change novels twice in the last 3 years because the 6th grade teachers decided they would read them. In addition to that, this year they stole "Rikki-tikki-tavi", one of the few decent stories in our textbook, next to "Monsters are Due...". When they steal The Outsiders, I'm quitting. Blah, book thieves, I’ve had to change novels twice in the last 3 years because the 6th grade teachers decided they would read them. In addition to that, this year they stole “Rikki-tikki-tavi”, one of the few decent stories in our textbook, next to “Monsters are Due…”. When they steal The Outsiders, I’m quitting.

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