In the Middle: New Understandings About Writing, Reading, and Learning

摘要: When first published in 1987, this seminal work was widely hailed for its honest examination of how teachers teach, students learn, and the gap that lies between. In depicting her own classroom struggles, Nancie Atwell shook our orthodox assumptions about skill-and-drill-based curriculums became a pioneer responsive teaching. Now, long awaited second edition, reflects on next ten years experience, rethinks clarifies old methods, demonstrates new, more effective approaches. The edition still urges educators to "come out from behind their big desks" turn classrooms into workshops where create together. But it also advocates activist role teachers. writes, "I'm no longer willing withhold suggestions directions my kids when I can help them solve problem, do something they've never done before, produce stunning writing, ultimately become independent me." More than 70 percent material is with six brand-new chapters genres, evaluation, teacher as writer. There are lists several hundred minilessons, scripts examples teaching them; new expectations rules writing reading workshops; ideas conventions; systems record keeping; essential books teachers; forms keeping track individual spelling, skills, proofreading, homework, reading. "In Middle" written same engaging style predecessor. It reads like story - one readers will be pleased learn has end. As muses, "I know continue changed. am resigned happily always beginning rest life teacher."