Comments on: What is Schooliness? Maxim 1: Writing Lessons http://beyond-school.org/2008/02/29/what-is-schooliness-maxim-1-writing-lessons/ A field headquarters in the War on Schooliness. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:38:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Intrepid Classroom » School Writing http://beyond-school.org/2008/02/29/what-is-schooliness-maxim-1-writing-lessons/#comment-2368 Intrepid Classroom » School Writing Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:37:35 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/2008/02/29/what-is-schooliness-maxim-1-writing-lessons/#comment-2368 [...] found the following passage in my RSS feed from a teacher I am getting to know pretty well named Clay. He writes at his blog [...] [...] found the following passage in my RSS feed from a teacher I am getting to know pretty well named Clay. He writes at his blog [...]

]]> By: Bill Gaskins http://beyond-school.org/2008/02/29/what-is-schooliness-maxim-1-writing-lessons/#comment-2339 Bill Gaskins Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:27:53 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/2008/02/29/what-is-schooliness-maxim-1-writing-lessons/#comment-2339 Clay, I understand the misery. How about teachers who say they don't have time to read? Or they just don't read...How about teachers that don't write... or say they don't have time to write...? I am working with six ELA teachers that their writing instruction is based on how they were taught in school. I see writing taught through the use of grammar instruction and teachers wonder why kids don't understand grammar. They can't teach reading because they don't read themselves. Reading instruction is limited to a worksheet and a lecture. Or a group of teachers who say they don't have time for student to read because they have to teach reading and writing. Misery would be having to read what the student wrote if this is the way I taught. It is crazy in American schools.... Bill <em>Bill Gaskins's last blog post..<a href='http://bloggingonthebay.org/?p=167' rel="nofollow">Playing Around with Video? Enjoy</a></em> Clay,
I understand the misery. How about teachers who say they don’t have time to read? Or they just don’t read…How about teachers that don’t write… or say they don’t have time to write…? I am working with six ELA teachers that their writing instruction is based on how they were taught in school. I see writing taught through the use of grammar instruction and teachers wonder why kids don’t understand grammar. They can’t teach reading because they don’t read themselves. Reading instruction is limited to a worksheet and a lecture. Or a group of teachers who say they don’t have time for student to read because they have to teach reading and writing.

Misery would be having to read what the student wrote if this is the way I taught. It is crazy in American schools….
Bill

Bill Gaskins’s last blog post..Playing Around with Video? Enjoy

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