[senco-forum] Re Standards Site

Hi Eddie

Graeme

I know you personally dont mind the heat in the kitchen because you are 
passionate about your cause but many other potential contributors don't like 
heated debate . They prefer 'nice' debates in which everybody agrees with 
everybody else and everybody's always right but unfortunately that kind of 
exchange changes nothing. When I finally slope off the great classroom in 
the sky, I would like to think that our literacy statistics will be as good 
as those in Scandanavia or in other developed countries. The current level 
of illiteracy in the UK, is the clearest possible evidence that many 
teachers have an deeply entrenched, inaccurate perception of what is 
involved in the reading process. Teachers, like everyone else I suppose, are 
not keen on being told their professional beliefs are wrong  yet the 
attrocious annual literacy statistics show just that.

'There are none so blind as those that will not see!'

Eddie C.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dolfrog" <dolfrog at tiscali.co.uk>
To: "'Eddie Carron'" <eddiecarron at btconnect.com>; 
<senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 2:15 AM
Subject: RE: [senco-forum] Re Standards Site

> Hi Eddie
>
> There is nothing at all wrong with intense discussion, (in barn 
> discussions
> can also be interesting) but sometimes other external factors may require
> more immediate attention, or even some light relief. Otherwise you end up 
> a
> burnt out frazzle from visiting too many hot kitchens that appear to lack 
> an
> air conditioning system, or vent.
>
> Best wishes
>
> dolfrog
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
> [mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Eddie Carron
> Sent: 31 January 2007 18:44
> To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
> Subject: [senco-forum] Re Standards Site
>
> What's wrong with intense discussion? Surely every debate that increases
> understanding is necessarily intense because is causes people to challenge
> their own ideas. As far as literacy standard generally are concerned, we
> have nothing to be complacent about. If peole are not willing to take a
> fresh look at their own ideas for improving literacy, then nothing can
> change.
>
> There's an old saying about 'heat' and 'kitchens' isn't there?
>
> Eddie C. 