http://www.diannewrites.com/2010/02/03/reading-writing-and-play-all-day/ writer, teacher, traveler Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:15:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.diannewrites.com/2010/02/03/reading-writing-and-play-all-day/comment-page-1/#comment-340 Stephanie Greene Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:38:07 +0000 http://www.diannewrites.com/?p=1800#comment-340 Wow, what a wonderful world, indeed. Two hours a day devoted to reading and telling stories and simply talking. Do families talk anymore, teaching their children how to converse and deal with others and appreciate the sound and meaning of mere words, along the way? Wow, what a wonderful world, indeed. Two hours a day devoted to reading and telling stories and simply talking. Do families talk anymore, teaching their children how to converse and deal with others and appreciate the sound and meaning of mere words, along the way?

]]> http://www.diannewrites.com/2010/02/03/reading-writing-and-play-all-day/comment-page-1/#comment-335 Stephanie Parsley Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:19:25 +0000 http://www.diannewrites.com/?p=1800#comment-335 (Big sigh.) Will the people with power have enough courage to make these changes? It would mean putting a stop to the insane amount of standardized testing forced on our precious children. (Big sigh.) Will the people with power have enough courage to make these changes? It would mean putting a stop to the insane amount of standardized testing forced on our precious children.

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