tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673598978629390697.post50992955630547586..comments2024-03-28T20:36:01.373+11:00Comments on The Snow Report: Education's West Gate BridgePamela Snow | The Snow Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754222675609183221noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673598978629390697.post-58193552761560288092018-04-19T15:56:50.534+10:002018-04-19T15:56:50.534+10:00As uncomfortable as I am about posting this video,...As uncomfortable as I am about posting this video, https://youtu.be/_8EBK_m8Apg that I am fully responsible for, I was compelled to make it because of this blog post. I appreciate your permission to launch it here, Dr. Snow. In a nutshell, we have to teach our kids to read well. This means we must give up philosophy of reading and use the vast scientific evidence that we have.<br /><br />As an aside, in 1975, I really wanted to go into education but chose not to after being told by new graduate teachers that school lawyers would gut the IDEA Law (1975, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and they would never have to deal with students with disabilities. Being very disillusioned about the injustice, I did something else.<br /><br />Thank you very much for this incredible blog post. <br /><br />I am surprised that I’ve been teaching reading for 20 years to those very students that now may receive services under that law or should receive services but do not. Professionalism starts with questioning what you were taught and what you take granted. <br />Posie Boggshttp://www.connectionsthatwork.net/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673598978629390697.post-50819496761027310982018-04-09T21:07:41.825+10:002018-04-09T21:07:41.825+10:00Thanks for your contribution Katharine. I think yo...Thanks for your contribution Katharine. I think you've summed it up well - we all need to adopt ways of doing better, and rigorous evidence is a good place to start. Pamela Snow | The Snow Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754222675609183221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673598978629390697.post-19078084514249143052018-04-06T15:18:44.596+10:002018-04-06T15:18:44.596+10:00Thank you for this. �� The analogy is astute and u...Thank you for this. �� The analogy is astute and uncomfortable. Connecting research and practice in a meaningful way is frustrating. We need to put the research into practice. We need to do better. I need to do better. Katharine Bedsolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02156255717818834054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673598978629390697.post-34299525968962962762018-04-03T14:49:38.321+10:002018-04-03T14:49:38.321+10:00Oh Boy!Oh Boy!Posie Boggshttp://connectionsthatwork.net/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673598978629390697.post-14154568233731272352018-04-03T13:38:39.718+10:002018-04-03T13:38:39.718+10:00Hi Posie
Thanks for your comment, and I'd love...Hi Posie<br />Thanks for your comment, and I'd love to see your video - feel free to either DM it to me via Twitter, or you can email me at p.snow@latrobe.edu.au<br /><br />Kind regards<br />PamPamela Snow | The Snow Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754222675609183221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673598978629390697.post-15295406748908464702018-04-03T07:26:12.492+10:002018-04-03T07:26:12.492+10:00What a great article and very timely. It inspired ...What a great article and very timely. It inspired me to be creative and make a video about the condition of education and reading instruction. I would like to send you the link by DM or email as I have mentioned this article in it. I don't like to surprise folks. PosiePosie Boggshttp://www.connectionsthatwork.net/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673598978629390697.post-12803064426768083042018-03-26T20:56:18.979+11:002018-03-26T20:56:18.979+11:00Thanks for your comment Derek. Given the variabili...Thanks for your comment Derek. Given the variability in early years reading instruction practice, I think there needs to be a lot more emphasis on the ethics of what goes on, and the fact that children and their parents have to take so much on faith - sometimes with little justification for doing so. <br />Cheers, PamPamela Snow | The Snow Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754222675609183221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673598978629390697.post-44803074877452382982018-03-26T15:49:33.000+11:002018-03-26T15:49:33.000+11:00You hit the nail on the head here. I particularly ...You hit the nail on the head here. I particularly liked your point about how parents don't get to give or withhold informed consent about their child's exposure to sub-optimal reading instruction. Derek Hopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02393131876818606745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673598978629390697.post-69774429109937710902018-03-25T10:02:55.096+11:002018-03-25T10:02:55.096+11:00Thank you Neil - I am pleased to post resonated wi...Thank you Neil - I am pleased to post resonated with you and hope it helps to inform your work. Literacy difficulties are particularly challenging in the secondary context, so all the best with your work. <br />Cheers, Pam. Pamela Snow | The Snow Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754222675609183221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673598978629390697.post-55630402555971988942018-03-25T01:48:04.569+11:002018-03-25T01:48:04.569+11:00As a teacher just about to embark on a new initiat...As a teacher just about to embark on a new initiative in a secondary school to change the outcomes for the children you describe here and to influence changes in the school culture which allow these children to under-achieve, this is simply the best article I've ever read on this subject. Going to search for more of your stuff right now! Thank you and best wishes from Hassocks, UK Neil Bartonnoreply@blogger.com