tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post869670514130103830..comments2024-03-26T05:18:01.915-04:00Comments on Portable Teacher: Parents, Passion and Summer SlideLee Ann Spillanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04650009312001849617noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-87157946107068388372014-10-19T11:18:41.225-04:002014-10-19T11:18:41.225-04:00While you don't state it directly, you seem to...While you don't state it directly, you seem to hint that there is an aloofness, a snobbery at work among some readers. The time we give students to read in class, both independent reading and assigned reading, may be the best investment we can offer students. Teachers need to revisit Maslow every year so we can remember the hungry years. We can't expect our students to dine only on poetry when their bellies are growling. <br /><br />Anyway, here's my final post on Raising Readers: "I Am Now a Reader" http://evolvingenglishteacher.blogspot.com/2014/10/i-am-now-reader-at-18-reader-is-born.htmlGlenda Funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07020745976555044975noreply@blogger.com