This requirement reminded me of my English/History in the dark ages when I
was in junior high. His comment could be construed as sexist today, (lots
of the stuff he did wouldn't be allowed today) but I STILL remember and we
all loved him!
How long is our paper/project/essay to be?
"Like a girl's skirt. Long enough to cover the subject, but short enough to
make it interesting."
Dona
On 9/3/08 3:54 AM, "Lori Peltonen" <lpeltonen@ROCKINGHAM.K12.VA.US> wrote:
> I serve a school for grades 9-12 and many teachers have already brought
> students to check out materials. I am concerned about the number of
> teachers that place the requirement of having students choose books based
> on length (number of pages). The page length varies depending on the
> teacher but ranges from 150-200. For example a teacher might require 150
> pages and a student will find a book with 142 pages and will take it to
> the teacher and the book is forbidden. I have talked to a few of the
> teachers and they are afraid that the students might "get by with reading
> something below his/her ability".
> The page requirements concern me for obvious reasons. I am going to meet
> with the English teachers as a group and discuss the ramifications of
> their requirements. If anyone has research, guidance, or experience-
> please share with me.
> I will post a hit if interested.
> Thanks,
> Lori
>
>
>
> Lori Peltonen
> 269 Gobbler Drive
> Broadway VA 22815
> 540896-7081
> lpeltonen@rockingham.k12.va.us
>
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