tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143907991696731390.post6590193127318277726..comments2024-03-28T16:49:22.749-04:00Comments on Learning To Be Writers and Readers: In The 21st Century: Sitting is Hard Work drferreriblogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08800953133789773280noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143907991696731390.post-64401968277117510882012-09-06T21:54:43.110-04:002012-09-06T21:54:43.110-04:00After spending two days in teachers' classroom...After spending two days in teachers' classrooms on the first day of school, I couldn't agree more with your observations of how HARD it is to sit and listen! We talk a lot about "building stamina" at our school--and one of the things students are building stamina in is sitting! But there's also lots more to be said about the power of engagement here. Teachers at my school use Turn-and-Talk often. But I wonder if they are clear about the reason that this is a school norm and expectation. It's not just because "Kids can't all say their idea to a teacher, so they have to say them to a partner." It's so all kids ARE learning!! (I had a professor once who said "They can't think it if they don't say it.")marikahttp://writingmehome.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com