tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768122832531250328.post2852318298583357039..comments2014-09-17T17:42:55.515-05:00Comments on Mesquite ISD Superintendent: Summer ActivitiesDr. Linda Henriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678433512404556978noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768122832531250328.post-60875263715079564682009-09-28T14:03:40.246-05:002009-09-28T14:03:40.246-05:00I recently read Rafe Esquith's book, "Tea...I recently read Rafe Esquith's book, "Teach Like Your Hair Is On Fire." I love his approach on encouraging his students to become "readers for life." One of the ways he does this is by being one.David Llamoso Talaguithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989744230855801676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768122832531250328.post-57322129473401060242009-08-02T14:14:52.690-05:002009-08-02T14:14:52.690-05:00Annotation of texts should be removed from the cur...Annotation of texts should be removed from the curriculum of Honors/AP classes because there is nothing that the student can gain from it. Annotating while reading a significant novel pulls the student out of the book and takes from the student the ability to read in depth the assigned reading because he/she is constantly having to remove him/herself from the text to write comments in the margins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768122832531250328.post-54931561016258635852009-07-15T12:31:27.283-05:002009-07-15T12:31:27.283-05:00Thank you for your input. It is always nice to he...Thank you for your input. It is always nice to hear that students have read good literature during the summer.Dr. Linda Henriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01678433512404556978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768122832531250328.post-5363726655620312922009-07-15T07:23:11.261-05:002009-07-15T07:23:11.261-05:00Poteet High School is taking care of summer readin...Poteet High School is taking care of summer reading for my son. He will be a Freshman there in August. He has an assigned book to read, "The Book Thief." I was able to find it in audio form. That has been fun for him to listen and read.Julia Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03616896878801546319noreply@blogger.com