Re: [LM_NET] AR as a Tool

[Susan Grigsby <susan.grigsby@GMAIL.COM>]

Sad...
I am no fan of AR either but I must say to all that it is not the program
that is at fault here. It is the misuse of that program as a be-all-end-all
reading program which AR never intended to be. AR is intended to be a
diagnostic tool to assist in the proper function of an overall reading
program. It was never intended to be THE reading program. However, as long
as it is abused by educators who don't want to put in the necessary hours
for proper reading instruction, AR will continue to be villified. Just my
.02.


On 10/8/07, Marsha Redd <marsharedd@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Very well stated. I am no fan of AR. Aside from the cost, it is too time
> consuming and limiting. Do we want to teach kids to enjoy reading, or do
> we
> want to teach them that reading is only cool when you get points for it?
> Here is a story that sums it all up: A graduate professor that I had told
> us
> that she bought her niece a book for Christmas. When the girl learned that
> it was not an AR book, she threw it to the floor in disgust. That tells me
> that for that child, AR did more harm than good.
>
>
>
> Marsha Redd
> Librarian, Kelloggsville High School
> Grand Rapids, MI
> marsharedd@hotmail.com
> Education is not a goal; it is a life-long process. Everyone is a student.
> Everyone is a teacher.
>
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Susan Grigsby, Teacher-Librarian
Elkins Pointe Middle School
Alpharetta, Georgia
susan.grigsby@gmail.com

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