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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is tragic how so many schools are teaching writing. There is a popular program that many schools use called Lucy Calkins Writing Workshop. A typical day would be the teacher reads a book to the student or does a 10 minute mini-lesson, then the students "write, write, write" for 30 to 35 minutes, then they share what they have written. Students are told not to worry about spelling, grammar, punctuation when they write. It is more important to just get ideas on the paper. If a teacher walks by and sees a 2nd or 3rd grade student write something like  this:
 
Nowe I am going to tel you about my cat it is the best cat in the werld and my cat is soooooooo ahsome wen it comes and plays with me do you want to see my cat your going to realy like him!!!!!!!!!!!

the teacher will not immediately correct any of the errors. The student will continue to fill the page making mistake after mistake. Then the last five minutes they might do peer editing.  Teachers are told not to discourage students or crush their "self-expression". What is important is the student is filling the entire page and writing about an authentic experience. Wow, the student is now an "author".
Now imagine writing like that day after day. [/quote]

Yes! I’m the PP above you and my child’s school uses that program. They call it reading writing workshop. And that’s allllllll they do all day long. Every day. It’s the weirdest experience that in education.  But the principal and administrators love it.  Which confuses me. There just be something good about it?? But, I see zero improvement in my child and she’s hungry to learn about other stuff![/quote]

What they love about it is that it is easy for them. So great that the best approach for kids is also the easiest for teachers![/quote]

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