tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776222898849461648.post3512926754207367870..comments2023-05-30T06:59:26.493-07:00Comments on Day by Day Discoveries: Teaching The OdysseyDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05895897568006441289noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776222898849461648.post-52834703258900161302008-03-27T10:16:00.000-07:002008-03-27T10:16:00.000-07:00Taylor - if the kids can't read, how can they appr...Taylor - if the kids can't read, how can they appreciate? <BR/><BR/>If they can read, why on earth is the school spending 1/3 of the year on the tests?Independent Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14559237565237736636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776222898849461648.post-66433533006467498642008-03-26T16:24:00.000-07:002008-03-26T16:24:00.000-07:001/3. Holy Crap. I keep forgetting the stuff that t...1/3. Holy Crap. <BR/><BR/>I keep forgetting the stuff that teachers have to deal with that I never will.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05895897568006441289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776222898849461648.post-77334456681933832862008-03-26T15:59:00.000-07:002008-03-26T15:59:00.000-07:00Welcome to NCLB. When standardized tests occupy 1/...Welcome to NCLB. When standardized tests occupy 1/3 of the school year (no lie) there's not time for appreciation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776222898849461648.post-41261312900181145962008-03-26T14:49:00.000-07:002008-03-26T14:49:00.000-07:00My mother has but I never took her seriously. :DMy mother has but I never took her seriously. :DDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05895897568006441289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776222898849461648.post-49503686324663518702008-03-26T14:24:00.000-07:002008-03-26T14:24:00.000-07:00See, to me it implies that The Odyssey is going to...<I>See, to me it implies that The Odyssey is going to get hauled up onto an altar, cut open with a huge knife and then have it's entrails pulled out to be examined by a classroom full of children. What The Odyssey is, in itself, isn't important. The value of it lies simply in what examples of plot and character it's belly can offer up while the work itself lies dying on the table.</I><BR/><BR/>You truly have a way with words - has anyone ever pointed that out? I do hope that someone has - if not, consider it pointed. ;-)<BR/><BR/>(and yes, this is meant as a compliment!)<BR/><BR/>>^..^<molytailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998928076467405984noreply@blogger.com