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S. Smith
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Posted: Oct 9th, 2006 04:42 pm |
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DToney wrote:  has anyone heard of the NC "requirement" for each student to read 25 books this year? my avp at work was asking me... mine had not said anything about it..... then when I asked (tonight) she said Mr. Kidd said something about it, but her teacher said it was not a "requirement".... anyone have any thoughts or insight on this?
Here's what I was able to find out:
According to NWHS Principal Angelo Kidd, all schools in the High Schools That Work (HSTW) network are exploring ways to increase the amount of reading done outside of required reading. High Schools That Work strongly urges 25 books per year. However, it is still not a requirement at the school.
High Schools That Work is the largest and oldest of the Southern Regional Education Board’s school improvement initiatives for high school and middle grades leaders and teachers. More than 1,200 sites in 32 states are using the framework of HSTW Goals and Key Practices to raise student achievement.
Kidd adds, “At NWHS, the different departments are exploring ways to get more reading across the curriculum to help students be more competitive in an ever-increasing ‘flat world.’”
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Anna Diemer
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Posted: Oct 9th, 2006 07:53 pm |
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Yikes. I'm glad I'll be graduating before they start mandating stuff like 25 books per year. I definitely agree that students should be reading more (the more you read, the more you learn!), but all of that reading on top of AP work...I would never see the light of day again. 
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Posted: Oct 10th, 2006 12:05 am |
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Anna Diemer wrote: Yikes. I'm glad I'll be graduating before they start mandating stuff like 25 books per year. I definitely agree that students should be reading more (the more you read, the more you learn!), but all of that reading on top of AP work...I would never see the light of day again.
Well Anna, I stuck my foot in my mouth in your other posting about the Senior Projects, so I'll try to be more careful here.
My daughter is a freshmen at Guilford College, having graduated NWHS last year. One of the shocks she got was the amount of books that get piled on freshmen they have to plow thru in the course of a semester. In the bookstore list, it listed one book for a course, the first day of class they told students about three more books required.
Back when I was a college freshmen (about 200 years ago??) we had to take a course in "Reading Efficiency & Accuracy", which was essentially a speed reading course. Everyone hated it, but I'd have to say it helped me to read faster & absorb more. We were taught improvement methods, then had 5 pages to read in progressively less time, with a quiz to follow.
It seems this potential policy of 25 books is another tactic to get students ready for college, but emphasizes quantity rather than quality.
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Anna Diemer
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Posted: Oct 10th, 2006 12:22 am |
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I can see where the "quantity" factor would be beneficial, and I would gladly read 25 books if I had the time. However, I would rather read, fully comprehend, and get something out of 8-10 books than quickly swallow 25. Maybe I'll eat my words when I get to college.
Now, if only everyone was a bookworm...the school system would have it a lot easier.
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