[CTS] Re: Harry Potter Screensaver
- From: "Russ Blakeman" <rhb57@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 18:18:15 -0500
Yuk - Grisham books are borrrrrrrrrrrrrring. My sister in law in Nebraska
reads them, I got through 4 pages and was bored but then everyone has their
own entertainment level I guess. Give me a BB gun and a stray dog and I'm
good the rest of the day.
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[mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Tina
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 2:14 PM
To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [CTS] Re: Harry Potter Screensaver
I've seen lots of kids read Harry Potter books. Hell, Tyler read "The
Firm" by John Grisham in the 5th grade. He's not much into reading, but in
the schools here, (and I'm sure all around the US) there use the
"Accelerated Reader Program". Kid reads a book, takes a (computer) test,
gains points.
Last school year, (at Tyler's school) each 7th grade student had to have
21 points per quarter. Some books are worth more than others and they can't
get books that are below their reading grade. I think this coming year (8th
grade) he will have to have 26 points per quarter. Books range in point
value from 0.5 up. If they get more than the necessary points per quarter,
they are just considered "Bonus Points" and they still must get the required
amount, or more, (starting from zero) for the next quarter.
Here is Tyler's school's website and a listing of the AR books that are
available (and what the tests are worth) http://www.st-ann.com/ar_books.htm
I still have about 700 more books to add to this listing on the website.
The listing includes books that are at his school and at the local library,
also a parent can look at this list and buy books at Amazon, Barnes &
Nobles, etc. child can read it and take the test. As long as the book is on
this list, there is a (computer) test available at his school. The computer
grades the test the student has taken and records it for a grade printout.
It has to be constantly updated, because movies *are* released. When a
movie is released that is also a book on this list, the computer tests are
removed.
In the 21 points (or what ever the point requirement is per grade) *per*
quarter, at least one book has to be a "Non-Fiction".
And you would be surprised how many kids actually *do* read Harry Potter
books. The books were out quite awhile before any of the videos were
released, so they *had* to read the books to know what all the hoopla was
about before the movies came out.
I'm an avid reader, always have been. I was reading books like "The
Bobbsey Twins" before I ever went to school. I got the love of reading from
my parents... wish Tyler had got more of it from me! LOL
Tee
----- Original Message -----
From: Russ Blakeman
To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 5:12 PM
Subject: [CTS] Re: Harry Potter Screensaver
Have you actually seen a kid read that thick book? Most get it to be like
the crowd (to say they have it) then anxiously await the DVD to come out.
That's as thick as many of my large printer service manuals. I sure
wouldn't
read it myself but then I also haven't even cracked a non-reference book
since 1975 when I was forced to for literature and English classes (except
for short stories to read to the kids when they were small). Didn't have
to
do it in college - I CLEP'd those subjects.
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of cuffy10
> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 4:47 PM
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> Subject: [CTS] Re: Harry Potter Screensaver
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> Russ Blakeman wrote:
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> >Harry Potty...er Potter - what does everyone see in this?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> For one thing it has gotten the kids away from the TV and into a book.
> That has got to be a good thing, in my book ?
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