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Parents Support Return To Class
Published:
September 09. 2006 3:00AM
BY KATHLEEN GRAY and PEGGY WALSH-SARNECKI
"No matter whose fault it is ... the absence of our teachers from the classroom cannot continue," Wayne County Circuit Judge Susan Borman declared late Friday in a ruling that affects 100,000 students and their teachers and parents. She said the law left her no choice. (REGINA H. BOONE/Detroit Free Press)
Relief and solidarity were two competing emotions Detroit parents expressed as they prepared to send their children back to school on Monday -- a week after the first scheduled day of classes.
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Reading to Learn: Turning Kids into Lifelong Learners
by: Aldene Fredenburg
Along about third grade, children reach a level of reading competency which allows them to read independently for the purpose of gathering information and learning new skills. At this point, a whole world opens up to them. They are developing the tools to pursue interests of their own, and wise teachers and parents will take advantage of this phenomenon to build on their children’s educational success.
Poetry and fiction are always favorites among children: case in point, the unprecedented success of the “Harry Potter” novels. But kids are thirsty for knowledge about people and places around the world, as well as history, science, math, and art. A varied collection of books and magazines in the classroom will keep exciting information at students’ fingertips. A scheduled weekly trip to the school library, with lessons on how to find books and research specific topics, offers skills that children will use throughout their school career and beyond. Kid-friendly online search engines provide more opportunities for students to research their favorite interests.
Targeted book reports and a plan for integrating the curriculum can help expand learning for every member of a class. For instance, say the kids in a classroom are studying Greek mythology; providing a variety of books and magazines on the topic, as well as on the history, social structure, scientific and mathematical concepts, and literature of ancient Greece can be the basis for an exciting group learning experience. Children can choose a book or magazine article and write a report to present to the class; other children can write poems or short stories based on what they’ve read, or paint or draw pictures.
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