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Gaetan Pappalardo left a comment for Courtney Griffith
"There are always results when teaching writing. and they are always good, if you don't teach with results in mind. lol"
Dec 27, 2009
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Courtney Griffith left a comment for Gaetan Pappalardo
"Very true! I need to teach a creative writing class or something that has no DEMAND for RESULTS! lol I love love love teaching and am glad to be able to do it everyday- this is my 13th year- and I'm sort of longing for the days where there…"
Dec 3, 2009
Gaetan Pappalardo left a comment for Courtney Griffith
"Well, I guess the grass could seem greener on both sides, but eventually it fades to yellow, then to brown. We are tested as well in the third grade. MS and HS get it bad, though. That's what I hear. It seems that the MS and HS writing is…"
Dec 3, 2009
Courtney Griffith left a comment for Gaetan Pappalardo
"Thanks for the welcome comment! I teach in NJ too- high school- 9th and 12th grade. I'm a little envious of the kind of writing you get to do in 3rd grade as opposed to what we do in hs- lol. Sometimes I think the goal of high school writing is…"
Dec 3, 2009
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"Welcome!"
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At 5:25am on December 27, 2009, Gaetan Pappalardo said…
There are always results when teaching writing. and they are always good, if you don't teach with results in mind. lol
At 11:58am on December 3, 2009, Gaetan Pappalardo said…
Well, I guess the grass could seem greener on both sides, but eventually it fades to yellow, then to brown. We are tested as well in the third grade. MS and HS get it bad, though. That's what I hear. It seems that the MS and HS writing is solely based on the end result (test) And not on teaching kids to write for life. Thanks for the message.
At 10:49am on November 24, 2009, Gaetan Pappalardo said…
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