tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207242663492555873.post2563987491286709384..comments2013-03-18T09:55:42.302-04:00Comments on Strong Words: Writing SkillsStacey Wilkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670640916174485011noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207242663492555873.post-15253088734031560392010-10-12T11:32:49.008-04:002010-10-12T11:32:49.008-04:00I don't like the whole tenure thing but I also...I don't like the whole tenure thing but I also can understand that teachers want job security. So how about tenure "term limits?" Every 3-5 years a teacher is re-evaluated to see if they deserve to keep their tenure status. It's a thought.KM Fawcetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06474744487261610126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207242663492555873.post-89408273762711585792010-10-12T07:19:03.781-04:002010-10-12T07:19:03.781-04:00Hi Stacey,
Can I relate to this one! Our district...Hi Stacey,<br /><br />Can I relate to this one! Our district has a new superintendent who has already made improvement of writing skills paramount. I'm sure our students will be grateful one day but at present I just hope they're not turned off by seemingly having to write all the time. <br /><br />I'm thinking, given technology and the fact that most of our communication on the net is via the written word, this is an important skill to hone--I would hope Americans WANT to look good when communicating with the world and that written word becomes the face we present to the world. As per pen and paper, give me a keyboard any day. I can jot the ideas down much faster and am much more willing to manipulate the text rather than rewrite it. (I've got my kids doing the same. Editing isn't such a chore that way, know what I mean? I do, however, keep a small notebook and/or journal handy to get down ideas when that laptop isn't available.)<br /><br />Tenure/incentive pay. Eliminate the first and you've created the second.'Nough said.<br /><br />Joanna Aislinn<br />Dream. Believe. Strive. Achieve!<br />NO MATTER WHY<br />The Wild Rose Press<br />www.joannaaislinn.com<br />www.joannaaislinn.wordpress.comJoanna Aislinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17944795441589664035noreply@blogger.com