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Why I Believe We Need to Redesign Schools Around Decision-Making

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I considered majoring in English since I loved reading, or maybe pre-med for financial stability. When I taught fifth grade at a school in Nevada, I had to follow the curriculum in the provided textbooks, and there was no room to deviate. Once I got to college, however, my A-student record failed me.

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11th Grade Homeschool Curriculum Picks, Round 3

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Health & PE , via Compass Classroom ENGLISH We are doing something new and tackling a full literature course. It is possible she will take English at the community college in the spring, so that decision is still tentative. MATH We have used Teaching Textbooks from the beginning with all of my kids and we still love it!

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What Online School Looks Like: A Student Day in the Life Q&A With Kylah

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After geometry, I start my English III lesson. After English III, I start my world history reading. Around 12:30 PM, I start my reading and notes for my dual credit psychology. From there, I start on English III, and then I attend my 11 AM Chemistry class. After that, I start on the daily lesson for chemistry.

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ThinkCERCA Raises $10.1 Million to Build Critical Thinkers, Readers and Writers

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But “there’s an even more basic level of literacy that people need to pick up,” notes the former English teacher and administrator. Some districts purchase the product as a wholesale textbook replacement for their ELA classes. According to her, the education industry looks at “reading and writing as two separate kinds of tools.”

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An Active Reading Strategy for Any Learning Landscape

Catlin Tucker

I’ve experienced the phenomenon of reading a text, but when I get to the end of a page or the bottom of the article, I have no idea what the text was about. I could not answer a single question about the content of what I read. Yes, my eyes technically scanned the words, but I wasn’t thinking about what I was reading.

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An Active Reading Strategy for Any Learning Landscape

Catlin Tucker

I’ve experienced the phenomenon of reading a text, but when I get to the end of a page or the bottom of the article, I have no idea what the text was about. I could not answer a single question about the content of what I read. Yes, my eyes technically scanned the words, but I wasn’t thinking about what I was reading.

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Summer Reading Online

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Here, students can read, get ideas for new books, comment on books, and earn badges and points to reflect their love of reading. Students can practice persuasive writing, comprehension, and typing skills by completing reviews, reports, and reading logs online. Books can be read online or on most mobile devices.

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