http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2009/10/01/an-ecology-of-adolescent-literacy/ (bôr'dər-lănd') n. Located on or near a frontier. An indeterminate area or condition. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:24:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2009/10/01/an-ecology-of-adolescent-literacy/comment-page-1/#comment-128044 Irony and Common Core : John Connell: The Blog Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:26:27 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/?p=1937#comment-128044 [...] Doug Noon quotes approvingly from a piece by Elizabeth Moje and her co-authors entitled: Reinventing adolescent literacy for new times: A commentary on perennial and millennial issues in adolescent literacy (PDF): Critical consumers situate recommendations, determining where they are coming from and where they would like us to go. Critical consumers continually question claims, analyzing, comparing, and evaluating what is said. [...] [...] Doug Noon quotes approvingly from a piece by Elizabeth Moje and her co-authors entitled: Reinventing adolescent literacy for new times: A commentary on perennial and millennial issues in adolescent literacy (PDF): Critical consumers situate recommendations, determining where they are coming from and where they would like us to go. Critical consumers continually question claims, analyzing, comparing, and evaluating what is said. [...]

]]> http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2009/10/01/an-ecology-of-adolescent-literacy/comment-page-1/#comment-128025 Richard Beach Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:05:17 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/?p=1937#comment-128025 Excellent critique of the limitations of the people writing these standards--largely people tied to or a part of the testing industry. As I noted in my post, this could be laying the groundwork for national testing--something that would benefit this industry: http://teachingliterature.typepad.com/teachingliterature/2009/07/whos-creating-the-common-core-standards-to-be-used-by-49-states.html Excellent critique of the limitations of the people writing these standards–largely people tied to or a part of the testing industry. As I noted in my post, this could be laying the groundwork for national testing–something that would benefit this industry:
http://teachingliterature.typepad.com/teachingliterature/2009/07/whos-creating-the-common-core-standards-to-be-used-by-49-states.html

]]> http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2009/10/01/an-ecology-of-adolescent-literacy/comment-page-1/#comment-128006 Doug Noon Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:45:31 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/?p=1937#comment-128006 Yeah, since you mention it, we should definitely embrace the prison model. This works by requiring kids to <em>earn</em> the right to leave school when they turn 18. They can have the option of joining the military in lieu of graduation if they haven't been in too much trouble. All our problems will be taken care of then. Yeah, since you mention it, we should definitely embrace the prison model. This works by requiring kids to earn the right to leave school when they turn 18. They can have the option of joining the military in lieu of graduation if they haven’t been in too much trouble. All our problems will be taken care of then.

]]> http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2009/10/01/an-ecology-of-adolescent-literacy/comment-page-1/#comment-128005 TFT Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:29:35 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/?p=1937#comment-128005 Excellent. Now we just need your thoughts on longer school days and years.... Excellent. Now we just need your thoughts on longer school days and years….

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