WE TEACH THE WHOLE CHILD, DESPITE THE LIFESTYLE...
ALWAYS AND ALL WAYS!
ALWAYS AND ALL WAYS!
“It is proven that illiteracy is a "mechanism of social control and oppression," and it "keeps people trapped in a cycle of poverty, subjugation, limiting life choices and making it difficult to achieve social mobility." (McKinsey & Company).”
“Students who read a lot score better on every imaginable test—the NAEP, the SAT, and the ACT. One of the best ways of doing this is to allow students to read habitually, and in ways that literate people the world over read. . . .Watch your strong readers. What The Joy and Power of Reading | A Summary of Research and Expert Opinion 41 is one factor they all have in common? They read a lot” (Calkins, et al., 2012).”
“How come we have to read so much Miss?!”
“Why are we writing so much Miss?!”
“It's an English class. You're supposed to read and write!”
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