[etni] Re: in reply
- From: Maxine Cwagrach <maxinetz@xxxxxxx>
- To: bnirenberg@xxxxxxxxx, 'phyllis oded' <phylliso@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2012 09:07:51 +0200
Hi Phyllis,
When you are choosing pieces for a national curriculum, there is no way you
are going to please everyone. One of the reasons for having two Options
was to expand the range of choices so that teachers could "find themselves"
within one of them. There was an attempt to balance new pieces with the
"old favorites", and this was done after asking teachers all over the
country for their input.
With that said, I prefer the Log, since then I'm not bound by anyone's
choices but my own [pending approval, of course ;-)) ]
Regards,
Maxine Tsvaigrach
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Of Bari Nirenberg
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 2:20 PM
To: phyllis oded
Cc: Etni
Subject: [etni] Re: in reply
For the record (and please note that I am NOT on the steering committee and
was not involved in the choice of the pieces), the pieces were chosen based
on recommendations and requests of teachers IN THE FIELD. Every teacher was
asked for his or her input.
Also, I don't entirely agree with your interpretation of the poem -- I don't
think Collins is saying that we should only understand poetry on our own.
That's for a separate thread, though.
Bari Nirenberg
On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 10:10 AM, phyllis oded <phylliso@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Here is one response I received to my private e-mail address. In
> keeping with her privacy, I have omitted her name:
> "I adore this poem and see no inconsistency with BC's ideas in reading
> out to the class any poem with as many funny voices and expression as
> you can muster for starters and let the kids ENJOY hearing it like the
hive....
> "
> My response to her was the following:
> I agree with you, .........
> I was DISAGREEING with the fact that Billy Collins claims it is
> better for the students to 'do it on their own'. SURE/MAYBE: IF they
> are native speakers, not Israeli ones.
> Therefore, I don't think this poem should be included in their
> 'reading/TESTING list. I am not at all happy with the
> poems/stories/lit. in general CHOSEN FOR US by people who are not IN
> MY classroom, so don't have to 'deal' with the level of pupils I have.
> Let THEM come in for a month of lessons and 'do' the lit. program
> material. They will be in for a big surprise,........... and NOT a happy
one.
>
>
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