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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you're referring to the Writing Workshop, that is generally considered good. Of course we all now know her reading curriculum was garbage and did considerable harm. [/quote]

Disagree. Teacher admitted privately that with Writers Workshop she was forbidden to even mark corrections for spelling or grammar on students submissions, unlike the previous curriculum. She said all the teachers had been told it was not allowed because it would prevent their 2nd graders from "thinking big thoughts".

She suggested privately that we help our DC with explicit spelling and grammar instruction at home. At least at that school, grammar and spelling was not corrected until after WW ended at the very end of 3rd grade. We were grateful for the tip, which was provided only after we politely had asked direct questions why DD's work was not being corrected. [/quote]

I don’t think it’s a big deal that spelling and grammar aren’t the main focus until 3rd grade.   Future bureaucrats might not need to “think big thoughts”  but to emphasize putting thoughts on paper at this very early age over spelling is not a big deal.   [/quote]

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