- You’re stuck inside Fahrenheit 451, which book do you want to be? The Secret Garden... I think children's books got the short end of the stick in this story, plus it's an excellent story and many a child became a "reader" after having sat and read it.
- Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character? Sadly, yes... from a romance novel no less.
- The last book you bought is? Around the World in 80 Dates
It was a really funny and interesting book and I desperately needed some light reading over Spring Break.
- What are you currently reading? Horace's Compromise - The Dilemma of the American High School
- yes I am a geek, but the discussions written are pretty interesting. I would love to sit down and have one at my school.
- Five books you would take to a deserted island?
I hear that a lot these days. It used to be mostly from various teens trying to negotiate the drama unfolding in their lives as they wandered into that no-man’s land between adult and child. These days it’s from adults trying to navigate the education scene these days. So many people talking and no one listening. The other day I was reading a post by a blogger I’ve been following for several years. Before there was such a thing as “blogging.” We all know spring is IEP review season. This blogger wrote about his daughter’s. Among the various elements, there was the discussion about the state assessment tests. She did not pass. There was discussion about what this means… and why said student needed to pass this test. Would she be taking a modified test? While reading, all I could think about was what would happen to that child as she entered middle school and high school. A history of not passing the assessment test vs. teachers who will now be evaluated on how many students pass t...
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