tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015645269607993268.post8381930809613923194..comments2023-06-15T10:30:47.121-05:00Comments on Stories with Sophie: ...But Ideas Never DieDeb Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00861392500601183208noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015645269607993268.post-91679036243077102552012-01-11T19:41:24.811-06:002012-01-11T19:41:24.811-06:00Please share with your students that their ideas, ...Please share with your students that their ideas, their stories touch and deeply affect us! Clearly you are empowering them to think and feel and write and show the slightest bits of who they are. Their sentiments are as hopeful and inspiring as they are desperately sad. I wish they had more than a semester of you in their lives. I wish my 8th graders had at least that semester of you in their futures.Christy Rush-Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581876400990779210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015645269607993268.post-75700116913729682202012-01-11T08:55:58.046-06:002012-01-11T08:55:58.046-06:00And in the lower grades, the playtime, the talk ti...And in the lower grades, the playtime, the talk time, the arts, the manipulatives...all things the powers "say" are important, but ask you to leave out so you can have time to assess. Assess what? There is no time to teach, explore and learn first. Could one of your students write something to the powers to represent all students? All teachers?Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015645269607993268.post-39007814203258911732012-01-11T06:41:32.845-06:002012-01-11T06:41:32.845-06:00So true and from the mouths of 'babes' rig...So true and from the mouths of 'babes' right? Just ask, and they will tell you. Thank you for sharing and I only wish we could convince the 'testers' otherwise.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04822472844833732246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015645269607993268.post-64444139608559261082012-01-10T22:26:02.863-06:002012-01-10T22:26:02.863-06:00My goodness, Deb. I wish you could send this to t...My goodness, Deb. I wish you could send this to the powers that be to convince them that something different is needed. This is so poignant to think that writing can be so important, & that you are helping with it. Thanks for WRITING!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015645269607993268.post-77220613194604367002012-01-10T22:25:41.234-06:002012-01-10T22:25:41.234-06:00Deb -- Your students have figured out that writing...Deb -- Your students have figured out that writing is not just a way to communicate; it's a vital part of being human. Good for them, and good for you for holding a flashlight on their paths as writers.<br /><br />GaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com