tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719495159079448273.post7083203529583762535..comments2016-03-01T17:29:37.902-08:00Comments on Outside The Box : Writing is the Sum of our Experiences - Day 9 Outside The Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129985165235989417noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719495159079448273.post-90664216292000450552015-03-10T19:53:57.152-07:002015-03-10T19:53:57.152-07:00Stephanie Harvey says we do not have an achievemen...Stephanie Harvey says we do not have an achievement gap in this country. Instead we have a background knowledge gap. Lack of experience is often connected to poverty, but I think the problem isn't really money. It's exposure, and priorities, and educational access. Yesi, I think you need to be on the ELA TEKS revision team and share some of those amazing prompt suggestions with TEA. Kids would definitely have a lot to say in regards to boredom and mind-numbing test prep!Thinking Made Visiblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087527562464268919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719495159079448273.post-87233026376884334812015-03-09T20:29:39.378-07:002015-03-09T20:29:39.378-07:00Even the kids who don't travel, have pets or ...Even the kids who don't travel, have pets or siblings, and whose parents aren't divorced have experiences. You writing about them is helping to tell their story. How are you helping them to rewrite the narratives they tell about themselves? Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242789002327147206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719495159079448273.post-29743819365569743512015-03-09T20:29:10.305-07:002015-03-09T20:29:10.305-07:00I agree. I had a student the other day that had ne...I agree. I had a student the other day that had never been to the zoo. I was shocked! I think about this so much with Tyler. I try to give him so many experiences and answer all of his questions. I want him to have as much experience as possible. Experience is such a useful tool for reading and writing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528898261889316628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719495159079448273.post-26274276956056254172015-03-09T19:54:26.389-07:002015-03-09T19:54:26.389-07:00It's hard to make up for years of lacking expe...It's hard to make up for years of lacking experiences. The lack of experiences puts a child at such a disadvantage over those with the opportunities. If only it was a perfect world!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132042235993262800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719495159079448273.post-10962269741868349562015-03-09T19:24:39.519-07:002015-03-09T19:24:39.519-07:00Yesi, your post sit alongside Brittany's Inthi...Yesi, your post sit alongside Brittany's Inthink. They both hit on a hard reality. So many of our students lack the experiences to be successful with words.😔Sincerely, Tara Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11001013786752865753noreply@blogger.com