Me too!!! <grin>. And when I taught and did cross curriculum projects
with teachers as a librarian, I *didn't* grade the fancy reports with
fancy artwork better than a plainly written report that fulfilled the
assignment. Had some mighty upset students and parents too. <g>.Of
course this was pre-computer....
Dan Robinson
HW Wilson Company
Bronx, NY
drobinson@hwwilson.com
On 30 Jul 2002 at 21:47, Joanne Proctor wrote:
> Amy tells her
> daughter that when she was in school book reports didn't require a
> trip to the art supply store and her daughter asked if that wasn't
> boring and Amy said no it wasn't because in those days a book report
> actually had something to do with the book. I guess this resonated
> with me because I would absolutely hate all the artsy-craftsy
> projects, and not just for book reports, that kids do today. One of
> the most nightmarish assignments I remember from grade school was
> creating a salt-map of Alaska.
>
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