Dianne White » teaching 3rd grade http://www.diannewrites.com writer, teacher, traveler Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:49:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Reading, Writing, and Play ALL Day http://www.diannewrites.com/2010/02/03/reading-writing-and-play-all-day/ http://www.diannewrites.com/2010/02/03/reading-writing-and-play-all-day/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:53:11 +0000 Dianne http://www.diannewrites.com/?p=1800

And I’m okay with a decent amount of math, too. But the bottom line is that the pendulum has swung TOO far and this op-ed article in Monday’s NYT sums up quite nicely the direction in which I *wish* education was headed.

What I wouldn’t give to teach in the (theoretical) third grade classroom described here.


All I can say is… I hope somebody with the power to make these kind of HUGE changes in the way curriculum is developed is listening.

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]]> http://www.diannewrites.com/2010/02/03/reading-writing-and-play-all-day/feed/ 2 Still Cocooning… http://www.diannewrites.com/2009/09/17/still-cocooning/ http://www.diannewrites.com/2009/09/17/still-cocooning/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:50:10 +0000 Dianne http://www.diannewrites.com/?p=1460 Okay, so I’m still in the Back-to-School cocoon.  But I’m enjoying my third graders and hope – soon – to get back to the *rest* of my life.  In the meantime, I expect in the next few days I’ll post about several terrific books I picked up at a recent SCBWI event.  And a post about the fun I’m having looking for books to match up with my 3rd graders.

Here’s a hint:

atlasbook_babymouse_07Phonics Comics

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