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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Certainly looks like ample opportunity for reading to be used. I see topic headings, paragraphs, bolded vocabulary, subheadings, main ideas, and details. Ample need for the skill of reading to be applied, in the field of chemistry, perhaps before said labwork takes place.

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Yes.  And, kids are currently using it.  There is no need to specify how much reading will be done.  [/quote]

See, when you are adopting common standards, you DO need to specify it.

That's what standards are.

Let me give you an example.   Imagine every piece of electronic equipment that is being made has a different shaped plug; and each needs its own electrical outlet.   A group gets together to make specifications as to what will be a uniform plug.  (This analogy may be weak because I don't actually know that much about electricity and plugs!)

You specify that the plugs will be made of a certain type of metal, that will work best for the standardized outlet.  Even though 80% of the plugs are already made of this type of metal -- some 20% are using a metal that is inferior and will lead to problems with the type of outlet you are standardizing.   Yes best practices already call for the type of metal already in use.. but because you are creating standard specifications, you do need to spell it out for those who haven't switched to that type of metal.

So yes, maybe many schools DO require students to read in Science class... but I can tell you that also, there are plenty of schools that don't.[/quote]

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