[CALIBK12] Audio Books Justification?

[pamanddoug]

Doug,

I just want to commiserate.  I dropped out of my adult book club within the
last few months.  A woman whom I had always considered a friend was very
derogatory about my ³in-taking² books via cd on my way to work rather than
reading them in print.  Actually, it makes the 35 minute drive (70 minutes
per day round trip) so much more pleasant.  A really good oral reader adds
another dimension to the story, such as The Book Thief.  It was an awesome
read...or should I say and awesome ³in-take.²  An individual can appreciate
the beauty of the author¹s language so much when hearing the story.  I do
believe that a student should also have a print copy of the book in hand so
that they can make references to theme, character, plot, setting, and to use
to quote the author¹s actual words to validate their point of view in a book
report.  I taught my daughter to write essays by writing to the topic on
hand rather than wandering and trying to cover too much.  Kelly got her B.A.
from UCLA and her Masters in Social Work from USC, so I think that I taught
her well. 

The cd¹s on tape also allow me to become aware of many excellent books that
my students might want to read.  Thus, I can recommend more titles and speak
from experience.

Pam Carrie
Chapman Hills Elementary


On 10/1/08 3:17 PM, "Douglas Dilts" <ddilts at ltusd.org> wrote:

> Whoa, what just happened? I probably should wait to write this because I¹m a
> bit shaken but I just got out of an English department meeting. I took along
> one of our new Playaways, which I think are way cool, to show the department.
> One of the teachers jumped all over me, saying I was facilitating students
> listening to books they are supposed to report on, rather than reading them.
> In other words, students would listen to them, claim they read it and then get
> credit for a book report. Maybe I shouldn¹t have taken this personally but the
> teacher was pretty accusatory, as if this was some vast conspiracy to
> circumvent the department¹s reading requirements. I was so taken aback that I
> just stammered out a lame answer about how some RSP students could benefit
> from them.  In fact, I don¹t remember what I really said.
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> I¹ve always believed we have to justify every purchase we make, so I am a
> little embarrassed that I couldn¹t come up with a good answer. How can I
> redeem myself with this teacher?
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