week 2 assignment 3

In the lesson plan, at the instructional plan it seemed to me to be too advanced for kindergarten age to select words and create a poem from those words- need to find a way to simplify this for kindergarten age. They are first learning to read so need simpler task. i thought the assessment and rubric were really very thought out and it will do a good job assessing the students.

week 2 assignment 2

I love how she started off the video with saying everyone is a reader and writer. It is so important for every teacher to have a positive attitude towards their students and truly believing that each student can succeed no matter what their background is. She demonstrates the gradual release of responsibility well.  I strongly agree with her on her ultimate goal, which is to get each student independent and to give them a love for reading. Once the students have that they will be able to continue to be successful even when you are not present.

week 2 assignment 1

So the ELA is a scary acronym to teachers, students, and parents. It stands for English language arts and is supposed to be a standardized way of measuring kids' performance on a national level. The curriculum is designed to teach all students to be successful in math, language arts, social studies, and science. The common core which is the title for the overall K-12th grade curriculum is structured so that students potentially should graduate having critical thinking and analytical skills which will be helpful to them in their careers and post graduate lives.  Students learn a holistic approach of writing, speaking, listening and using language appropriately and should be prepared to enter the career force and educate future generations. On paper it's a beautiful program because it expresses every educator's dream. Realistically though we know that especially in New York State, students have performed way below level. Students' minds aren't trained in this relatively new way of learning and teachers find it hard to teach. Students in kindergarten are feeling the pressure of school as opposed to still being able to play. So yes it sounds like a wonderful ideal but at what expense ? 

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