tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845092.post1404969353701316316..comments2023-11-02T09:07:14.482-04:00Comments on ------- Raising Scientists ------------: I am not laughing.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845092.post-2944532977942354922009-02-20T08:12:00.000-05:002009-02-20T08:12:00.000-05:00What's interesting is that I'm in a boy writers bo...What's interesting is that I'm in a boy writers book group at school and one chapter of the book we are reading suggests that we support the use of IM language and text language. Well. We had quite the lively debate around the table about that idea....most of the classroom teachers felt that wasn't "real" writing--it has a place, it's fun, but it's not writing within a genre or learning proper editing and spelling skills...while the other people around the table (the librarian, school psychologist) were all in favor of supporting it. <BR/>That aside, grammar has also been a huge issue in my district for the last several years. Kids can't spell and they can't write properly--largely because (I think) we aren't teaching it anymore. I think we should be frankly because every year I get kids who can't spell does. DOES! It's ridiculous.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14865823168822218228noreply@blogger.com