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Please post discussion question by Tuesday, 3/2 by 5 pm. This is one of our mandatory postings for the class. Please post your discussion questions Each Discussion guide that is mandatory will be scored on completeness of answers and follow thru of both the posting procedure for your own discussion guide and comments (2) made about other classmates guides. Each discussion guide is worth 6 points for a total of 30 points toward your final grade. ** Discussion Guide 6 (Also available on the home page and in hard copy format) **** Due March 3 **
 * Discussion Questions over Cohen & Spenciner-Chapter 13 **
 * 1) Identify 3 teaching strategies discussed in this chapter. Compare and contrast the strengths and limitations of each of the strategies that you chose.
 * 2) Consider the information in Chapter 13 and briefly look over the information in Chapter 12 of the text. Identify 3 questions that you might want to ask our literacy specialist, Sherri Helterbrand, who is coming in March 17.

“ Writing this book has been a little like taking an ongoing, school-centered Rorschach test. Some people get it immediately, and want to talk to me about their own learning stories, and some people are offended and incredulous. How could school EVER be wounding? What are you talking about? Aren’t you just “creating more victims?” and encouraging kids not to be responsible for their own learning?” After reading chapter one of the book, which side of this argument do you come down on and why?
 * Discussion Question over Olsen-Chapter 1 **
 * 1) In a quote from an interview with Olsen, she had the following to say about the response to her book: