Russ and Alisa made a couple of points that would be well go ponder before we give our next assessment on a story: Russ: “I think we need to differentiate between language and content. The students

We will link this article to the Super Mini Stories category and keep adding them in here for ease of reference next year: 1. Eating Kittens (Diane Neubauer): (students need: would like to/wants to eat,

An April 29 ruling from the country’s top authority on labor issues says that employers cannot require employees to be constantly positive at work.  …requiring that employees act positive, regardless of working conditions, isn’t allowed. If

Just read this from Claire. Then think about it next time you do a story. Then act.  Little girls feeling like they’re just a distraction in school is not okay. Until we do what Robert

Russ summed up the thread quite well right here in a comment today: The students create the content; the teacher provides the language. Just don’t think you can assess the kids on the structures. Because