Re: Target: Dick and Jane updated, pt 2

[Johanna Halbeisen Woodland ES <jhalbei@k12.oit.umass.edu>]

Hre's another version of "what ever happened to Dick and Jane" written by a
retired teacher:


> Dear Everyone,
>      A teacher on Internet is rebelling against "whole language", longing
> for a return to basal readers. The last sentence is "Where are Dick and
Jane
> when we need them?" Here's my answer:
>
>      I was beginning to think no one remembered us. Spot was run over by a
> car years ago - 1968, I think. The driver didn't even stop. I was so
pissed!  Puff died in comfort. She was a good cat.
>      It's funny you should mention Jane.I just heard from her recently.
She went to UCLA, and dropped out about a week before she graduated. Typical
of Jane, I think. She has a health food store in LA. It's called "Peacemeal."
>      I've been teaching third grade since 1968. I do use the whole
language approach. Children seem to get more involved in what they read, and
reading fits in more with the rest of their lives. I've used basals (because
I've had to), and with the exception of the classic one about me and Jane, they
> aren't worth the ink used to mass produce them. They're mostly good at
> providing jacuzzis and Saabs for Scott, Houghton, Foresman, Miflin, and
the like. I used to call the stories in basal readers "Saab stories."
>      Thanks for asking about us. If you ever hear from Tom and Sally,
please let me know. We used to get together and get high. I miss those times,
too.
>                                                        Fondly,
>                                                        Dick
>
> (written by Bob Blue, Amherst, Mass.)

--
Johanna Halbeisen
Woodland Elementary School(K-4)
Southwick, Mass
jhalbei@k12.oit.umass.edu

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