Chapter Assignments
Please have following chapters read and comments blogged by the listed due dates.
Chapters 1 & 2 - by February 3, 2012
Chapter 3 - by February 10, 2012
Chapter 4 - by February 17, 2012
Chapter 5 - by February 24, 2012
Chapter 6 - by March 2, 2012
Chapter 7 - by March 9, 2012
Chapters 8 & 9 - by March 16, 2012
Chapter 10 - by March 23, 2012
Chapter 11 - by March 30, 2012
Happy Reading!
On page 107, Dr. Levine said the school made a mistake by not allowing Darnell to remain on the basketball team. What does everyone think about this? He was kicked off because he was not doing well in classes. Im pretty sure MPSD also takes kids out of sports if they do poorly in classes.
ReplyDeleteNicole, you bring up a good point. Do we let a student stay on the team because it is one of his only strengths or do we take him off the team because he is failing grades? If we let all students play, without even looking at grades, that would be great except it might also be the motivator to get students to value their education more. Isn't use saying that being on the team and playing has the same value as good grades? This way students can't just join the team and have this be their excuse to not do their homework.
ReplyDeleteI also have a question about the end of the chapter. Mrs. Mason said she was considering suing the school because the school kept holding her son back, kicked him off the basketball team, and also because the specialists, teachers, and other staff never diagnosed Darnell's language dysfunction. Isn't the mother in any of these conversations or involved in any of these decisions? Isn't it also up to the parents to retain a child and she could have said at any moment that she wanted her child tested for a language disorder. Mrs. Mason is also a teacher and she should know of all these things and be an advocate for her child. Why didn't she do anything about it besides going to Dr. Levine and asking for advice? Who, by the way, NEVER MET Darnell! How can you diagnose a child without ever meeting or analyzing him? Better yet, how can you give advice and recommendations to a parent without knowing the child? All you have is one side of the story, and not the whole thing.
Keri you bring up some good points. I think this was one of the worst cases in the book. Jeesh, I wonder what's next.
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