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On Tue, 30 Jan 2001 14:38:17 -0500, Gordon Riley wrote:
> I have been making this metaphor for a long time, and I think I may have
> perfected it with this version. Feel free to comment or to use in your
own
> building/district.
>
> Teachers have always taken the wolf cub approach to teaching. We raise
our
> pups on a steady diet of half-digested meat regurgitated by the pack
elders,
> information that has been chewed and softened and selected as appropriate
> for the young. But along the way, wolf cubs in the wild need to learn to
> hunt, so they are weaned from their diet of regurgitated meat.
Gordon:
Your example is excellent: clear, cogent, and relevant! My only quibble is
that these skills should start being taught in the EARLY grades, as soon as
kids are adept independent readers. That way, by the time they are in high
school, they are ready for the more advanced strategies of a skilled hunter.
Thank you for sharing your metaphor with us.
Alice Yucht, Teacher-Librarian
Heritage Middle School, Livingston NJ
aliceinfo@excite.com
Library page: http://members.home.net/hmslibrary
Personal page: http://www.aliceinfo.org
author: FLIP IT ... INFO SKILLS STRATEGIES (Linworth)
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